Wike crucial to Atiku winning 2023 presidential poll – Jonah Jang

thecornetadmin August 21, 2022

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Jonah Jang, former governor of Plateau state, says that Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike is crucial to Atiku Abubakar winning the presidential poll in 2023.

Atiku’s emergence as the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) fractured his relationship with Wike, who lost out in the fight for the party’s ticket. Since then, both politicians have locked horns and so also are their supporters.

Jang, who is on the side of Wike, made his comment while commissioning newly constructed Omagwa internal roads, in Ikwerre local government of Rivers state.

“When this party was in trouble, you virtually with the help of some of us was able to rescue this party right at the Supreme Court of Nigeria and 90 percent if not more of how we brought this party back was your doing. You have kept faith with this party,” Jang said to Wike.

“You have supported everything that has made PDP what it is today. But I want to plead with you, don’t give up. God has something for you.

“I want to call on our presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to 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.

“These men and women, as I have said, worked hard to build this party to what it is and they cannot just be wished away overnight. We need to come together, and settle our differences by recognising that you need every one of us for you to win the general election.

Jang applauded Wike over his drive to provide new infrastructure in the state.

“At this point, in our nationhood, Nigeria is down with inflation that rates over 18 percent. Foreign reserves are dwindling by the day, and external debts are high,” he said.

“We have no infrastructure to show for it. No commensurate economic growth. But here we are, On the 20th day of August 2022, in the Peoples Democratic Party administration in River State, celebrating good governance in the twilight of his (Wike) this administration.