{"id":63135,"date":"2022-04-14T16:08:23","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T15:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/presidency-consensus-candidate-is-rubbish-deceptive-wike-blasts-saraki-atiku-others"},"modified":"2022-04-14T17:19:44","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T16:19:44","slug":"presidency-consensus-candidate-is-rubbish-deceptive-wike-blasts-saraki-atiku-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/presidency-consensus-candidate-is-rubbish-deceptive-wike-blasts-saraki-atiku-others","title":{"rendered":"Presidency: Consensus candidate is rubbish, deceptive \u2013 Wike blasts Saraki, Atiku, others"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has faulted the arrangement for a consensus Presidential candidate in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.<\/p>\n<p>Wike described the consensus arrangement as rubbish and fake news used in deceiving PDP members.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with PDP delegates and members in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, on Wednesday, the Presidential aspirant said consensus could only happen through equity, justice, and fairness.<\/p>\n<p>He recalled telling a former Senate President that he would not support a consensus arraignment in PDP.<\/p>\n<p>According to Wike: \u201cI am not here for any consensus rubbish. I have told people not to deceive our party members with fake news about consensus. We all believe in consensus, but it must come with equity, justice, and fairness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen some of my colleagues led by the former Senate President came to me, I told them I would not fall into the consensus trap. If you want to run for election, please run, and if you are not ready, please go home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey want somebody who would come and bow down for them. But what the country needs now is fearless and courageous somebody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The likes of former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar and some other aspirants have been clamouring for a consensus Presidential candidate for the PDP.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has faulted the arrangement for a consensus Presidential candidate in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Wike described the consensus arrangement as rubbish and fake news used in deceiving PDP members. 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