By InfactNG
A presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike on Wednesday frowned against the idea of consensus in producing the country’s President come 2023. Wike stated this in Calabar while declaring his presidential intentions.
He however stated that consensus can only work if it is based on equity, truth and fairness. Wike said: “Some people are clamouring for consensus, if you don’t have what it takes, then you don’t have it. You can’t aspire to become Nigeria’s president by consensus. I don’t believe in that nonsense. I don’t deceive people. What you can’t do, you can’t do. The only way it would work by consensus is if it’s based on a consensus with equity, truth and fairness.
“I am here for Nigerians, the grassroots. I’m not for the elites but for Nigerians. Our country requires a fearless and courageous leader. All I want to do is to win elections for PDP, forget about my face. The important thing is to win election for the PDP,” he said.
He also added that he was not running to negotiate for vice president but to win the presidential race. “I’m not running for running sake, I don’t want to be recognized as a presidential aspirant, I’m going to run, get the ticket and win the presidential seat.
“Let it be known, I’m not running to negotiate for vice president, I’m running to be the president of Nigeria, I have not collected senate form for anyone to hold for me, I’m not collecting any other form, the only for I have collected is presidential form and I will win.
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“There is time for everything, I want you to see me face to face, how do you vote for someone you have not seen, so many others are sending people, but I came myself because I respect every one of you. I have too much energy, competence and capacity for the job, I’m not sending proxies, I am touring Nigeria, I will go everywhere myself. Nigeria requires people who have energy.
“Some people are clamouring for consensus, if you don’t have what it takes then you don’t have it, you can’t aspire to become Nigeria’s president by consensus, I don’t believe in that nonsense. I don’t deceive people, what you can’t do u can’t do. The only way it would work by consensus is if it’s based on a consensus with equity, truth and fairness.
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“I am here for Nigerians, the grassroots, I’m not for the elites but for Nigerians, our country requires a fearless and courageous leader. All I want to do is to win elections for PDP, forget about my face, the important thing is to win election for the PDP,” he said
