FORMER vice president and presidential candidate of the PDP in the February 23, 2019 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, has described Nyesom Wike’s reelection as a victory over anti-democratic forces.
In a statement he personally signed, Atiku said he was proud to have Wike as an ally in the fight against dictatorship and oppression in Nigeria.
The statement reads: “My hearty congratulations to Governor Nyesom Wike on your hard-earned reelection. It gives me much pleasure to see a political force for good, such as yourself, overcome the anti-democratic forces of dictatorship and oppression.
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“The Peoples Democratic Party is blessed to have a political gladiator, such as yourself, on our side. The citizens of Rivers State are fortunate to have a genuine progressive return to extend the frontiers of progress and development for them.
“I am favoured to count you, Governor Wike, as my friend and brother, and Rivers State as my second home. As your victory is savoured by men of goodwill all over Nigeria, I am sure you will continue the pattern of good works for which you have become known.
“Nigeria needs men like you; men who can remain firm, unbowed and resolute in the face of trying times. You have proved that you have a character under trial, and not just when the going is good. Such refinement will stand you in good stead as, by the grace of God, you finish the good work you have started in Rivers State.”
