The Non-indigene Association of Rivers State has appealed to the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike to support the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi in the 2023 general elections.

They advised Wike not to abandon Obi, past Governor of Anambra State, who is much younger, for the other two main rivals who were quite too old.

Chairman of the association, High Chief Felix Ogbegbor, made this appeal during a news conference in Port Harcourt.

According to him, Wike should not make the mistake of supporting the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and that of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, stating that they had nothing to offer the country.

He explained that as governor of Anambra State, Obi performed exceedingly well and had left a clean record, pointing out that he has a better agenda to reposition the country come 2023.

Ogbegbor, noted that among the three candidates fielded by the APC, PDP, and LP, that Peter Obi stands out and is most preferred because of his record of performance and integrity, hence their call on Wike to support him, also he made mention of the fact that Nigeria didn’t need a lawyer above 70 years old, saying Tinubu and Atiku cannot lead the nation out of its current economic and security challenges.

He said, “I think Peter Obi is the best person that Wike should support. Atiku Abubakar and Bola Tinubu don’t have anything to offer.

“If you look at it, Atiku, when he was the Vice President, he was busy buying Nigeria. Tinubu is out of the race because he bought the whole of Lagos as a governor.

“If Atiku and Tinubu cannot step down, Wike should support Peter Obi. We don’t need an elderly person in that office again. The others are above 70 and we don’t need people now.

“If Wike supports Obi, we will be right behind him,” he said, saying the association comprising non+indigenes across the country has passed a conference vote on Governor Wike.

He said the association would only support and work for candidates backed by Wike, adding that the Governor has demonstrated competence in leadership.

“Governor of Rivers State is a pride of the people. Wike has all it takes to be Nigeria’s president. We are here to support a young man who knows what it takes to please his people.

“Wike for the past seven years we have not seen the kind of development he is driving before. He always attracts good things to Rivers State.
“That is why we have decided to follow him. Whatever he (Wike) says we should do that is what we will do.

“What person he wants to vote we will. Anywhere he goes we will go,” the association’s chairman said.