{"id":26764,"date":"2020-06-28T18:37:18","date_gmt":"2020-06-28T18:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=26764"},"modified":"2020-06-28T18:37:18","modified_gmt":"2020-06-28T18:37:18","slug":"just-in-wike-finally-speaks-on-2023-presidential-ambition-attacks-apc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/just-in-wike-finally-speaks-on-2023-presidential-ambition-attacks-apc","title":{"rendered":"JUST IN: Wike finally speaks on 2023 Presidential Ambition, attacks APC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n<p>Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo WIke has reacted to reports that he plans to run for President in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Wike, while speaking in a recent interview on Arise Television, disclosed that he has no plans to contest for the country\u2019s number 1 position. In his words;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor now, am not going to run for the presidency of Nigeria. My job, for now, is to develop Rivers State. 2023 may be the problem in APC because it is the ruling party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe president is going so someone wants to take over. But as PDP who are you taking over from? I just took over one year ago. If I start to think of presidency I will not be able to deliver dividends of democracy. That is the problem you see in APC.\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He also took a swipe at the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, saying; \u201cWhat we are seeing today is how APC that has failed Nigerians and that should not continue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow we can come out of this calamity we have found ourselves. We are in a serious crisis. Our concern is how our party will take over and move Nigeria forward. At the appropriate time, we will meet and decide.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria: Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo WIke has reacted to reports that he plans to run for President in 2023. Wike, while speaking in a recent interview on Arise Television, disclosed that he has no plans to contest for the country\u2019s number 1 position. 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