A former Plateau State governor, Jonah Jang, has warned the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP’s) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, that he would not go far in next year’s election except if he joined forces with Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike.
Jang, who is an ally of Wike, said pretensions by the Atiku group that the Rivers State governor and his support did not matter, would be a costly error.
He made his statement while flagging off the construction of Omagwa’s internal roads.
Atiku, he said, should “close ranks with all members, particularly members of your (Wike) group of which I’m proudly one. Doing this will guarantee victory in the 2023 general elections.”
He added: “These men and women, as I have said, worked hard to build this party and they cannot just be wished away overnight. We need to come together, and settle our differences by recognizing that you need every one of us for you to win the general election.”
Jang commended Wike for contesting the PDP presidential primaries and for supporting the party since 2015.
Wike on his part urged Rivers’ electorate to be decisive in giving their votes to those who would work for the greatness of the state and deliver to them dividends of democracy.
“Our people should not allow politicians to deceive them. This time around, vote for those who will make the state great. Vote for those who will deliver the dividends of democracy, those who have the passion, who are committed to making sure that this state works”, he said
