Wike backs EFCC wanted man to pick PDP guber ticket
Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has ensured his former accountant-general Siminialayi Fubara emerge the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for the state.
The EFCC declared Fubara and some other former appointees of the governor wanted for perpetrating N435billion fraud.
However, Wike would have none of EFCC’s accusation as he seems bent on installing Fubara as his successor.
Fubara hails from the riverine Opobo-Nkoro Local Government Area and he scored 721 votes to defeated 15 other aspirants at the PDP governorship primaries on Wednesday.
The Chairman of the Electoral Committee, Prof. Walter Mbotu, declared Fubara the winner of the primary election.
While Felix obua got 2 votes, David Brigs 4, West Morgan 4, Tammy Danagogo 36 and George Kelly 37, others scored zero vote.
About 898 delegates voted at the primaries held at the Dr. Obi Wali Conference Centre.
However, notable governorship aspirants shunned the shadow election. They are former PDP chairman (Rivers state) Felix Obua, and former Secretary to State Government (SSG) Tammy Danagogo; Senator Thompson Sekibo, Austin Opara, Senator Lee Maeba.
