Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has been advised to support the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi in the 2023 presidential election.
The governor was advised by the Non-indigenes Association in Rivers State.
The group urged Wike not to leave the former Anambra State governor (Obi), who is much younger than his two other main rivals.
Chairman of the Association, High Chief Felix Ogbegbor, while imploring the Rivers governor, said Wike should not make the mistake of supporting the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and that of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, who he claimed had nothing for the country.
He said, “I think Peter Obi is the best person that Wike should support. Atiku Abubakar and Bola Tinubu don’t have anything to offer.
“If Atiku and Tinubu cannot step down, Wike should support Peter Obi. We don’t need an elderly person in that office again. The others are above 70 and we don’t need such people now.
“If Wike supports Obi, we will be right behind him,” he said, saying the association comprising non-indigenes across the country has passed a conference vote on Governor Wike.
He said the association would only support and work for candidates backed by Wike, adding that the Governor had demonstrated competence in leadership.
He added, “Governor of Rivers State is a pride of the people. Wike has all it takes to be Nigeria’s president. We are here to support a young man who knows what it takes to please his people.
“Wike for the past seven years, we have not seen the kind of development he is driving before. He always attracts good things to Rivers State.
“That is why we have decided to follow him. Whatever he (Wike) says we should do, that is what we will do.
“What person he wants to vote, we will. Anywhere he goes, we will go,” the association’s chairman said.