‘I was tempted to obstruct PDP presidential primary process’ – Wike

The Governor of Rivers State and presidential aspirant in the just concluded People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) presidential primary, Nyesom Wike has revealed how he was tempted to scuttle the process on Saturday.

He said this at a reception organised in his honour at the Government House in Port Harcourt on Monday, following his return from the party’s presidential primary in Abuja.

Wike said the temptation was exasperated by an aspirant who had spoken previously was allowed to return to the podium to pronounce his withdrawal, in contravention to the guidelines of the election.

The governor, however sued for peace among his supporters, describing his loss at the PDP presidential primary as the will of God.

Governor Wike said though he did not clinch the PDP Presidential ticket, he believes, just like his supporters, that his performance has raised the political profile of Rivers State and other minority groups in Nigeria.

“I have never seen how people can violate procedures and guidelines. Somebody has spoken, it is at that point he was speaking that he would have said I am withdrawing. You don’t call him back.

“Shame to those who will sell out their own, I have never seen a thing like that,” he stressed.