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Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has spoken about his alleged plans to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC).<\/p>\n

Wike is a leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), where he was elected into office as the governor of Rivers State.<\/p>\n

Wike is known as a critic of President Muhammadu Buhari and the APC.<\/p>\n

But that narrative changed lately when the governor sponsored an advertorial in national newspapers, wherein he appreciated President Buhari for approving the repayment of N78.9billion as funds spent by Rivers State on federal roads.<\/p>\n

In the open letter of appreciation, Wike also appealed to Buhari to visit the state so as to see the projects being executed by his administration.<\/p>\n

Following the publications, there were speculations that Wike was romancing the president as part of plans to join the APC.<\/p>\n

But, Wike has debunked all the rumours, describing them as lies being peddled by people who love to play bad politics.<\/p>\n

While featuring on an AIT live programme on Wednesday morning, Wike asked what purpose he would be joining the APC for when he was already on his second term as the governor of Rivers State.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou know what I went through to win my second term. What else will I need to join APC for, is it to get a ticket for a third term or to get a presidential ticket?\u201d<\/p>\n

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