Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers State, has denied leaving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The Governor was responding to a viral video that claimed the governor was threatening to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress, in a statement signed by his media adviser, Kelvin Ebiri.
Ebiri stated in a release issued on Wednesday night, June 14, that the video was meant to deceive the public.
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The Governor’s spokesman also revealed that the video was a snippet from an old interview Wike gave in response to Ebonyi State Governor Dave Umahi’s switch from the PDP to the APC.
The statement read;
Our attention has been drawn to a manipulated video circulating on Social Media, purporting that the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, intends to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
It will be recalled that in June 2021, Governor Wike was interviewed on Arise Television, following the defection of the Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress.
During the interview, Governor Wike, while reacting to the reason given by the Ebonyi State governor for his defection, dismissed it as untenable.
The excerpt of the interview in circulation has been deliberately manipulated by some desperate and unscrupulous persons with obnoxious agenda.
The intent of the video being circulated is intended to mislead the unsuspecting public, particularly members of the PDP.
He further clarified;
Governor Wike has repeatedly maintained that he will never, under any circumstances, defect from the PDP, which has offered him the platform to excel in his political career.
We urge the public to ignore the distorted video. Those behind it are desperately wicked and intend to mislead the public. Governor Wike remains a faithful, committed member of the PDP and will never leave it for the cancerous APC.
Wike is rumored to be one of the contenders being considered as a running mate for the PDP’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in next year’s election.
