Port Harcourt, April 11, 2023 – Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has warned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State against fielding Sen. Dino Melaye as its candidate in the Nov. 11 governorship election in the state.
He said that the party would lose the Kogi State gubernatorial election if it ever presented Melaye as its flagbearer.
Wike bared his minds while talking to some journalists in Port Harcourt on ranging issues within the PDP.
He alleged of a plot to change the delegates list ahead of the party governorship primaries in the state to favour Melaye.
He said presenting Melaye would amount to conceding defeat during the election.
Wike described Dino as an attack dog which lacked the requisite qualifications for a state governor.
“What they are doing now in Kogi State is that they have changed the delegates’ list to favour a particular candidate who, as far as I’m concerned is dead on arrival.
“When you give Dino that ticket you know he won’t win, why will Kogi people vote for a candidate like Dino, are we joking?
“We are talking about governance of a state, we are not talking about drama. If PDP presents such a candidate and you know that Kogi people want development, they can’t be serious.
“Dino does not have what it takes to be a governor at all, it’s not by coming to act drama on television, no it’s not that!
“When you say PDP wants to win election and what you do is to give ticket to Dino Melaye and tomorrow you will say that you were rigged, when you have already started rigging yourself.
“Is this party serious at all, do they really want to win the election or they just want to present a candidate?
“Are you going to give the ticket to somebody because he was your attack dog?” he queried. (GBN)
