Video, Memo,  Expose Wike’s Order On Whom To Vote For; Puts A Lie On His Earlier Claim; Poaches Obedients

By Charles lgbo

A trending Video and a memo which surfaced on Whatsaap platforms on Wednesday, has finally exposed who Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike is supporting for the Presidential Election.

In the video the leaders of the Party in a Ward, were seen and heard, passing instructions from Wike to his foot soldiers on whom to vote for.

And in the Internal Memo by the Chairman of Degema Local Government Area, signed on his behalf by his Chief of Staff, Honourable Ipalibo Yellowe, the people were instructed to vote the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu  on Saturday, or face severe consequences. “Kindly note that non-compliance and sabotage will be met with severe consequences.”

The Election is scheduled to hold on Saturday, February 25, 2023.

In the past few weeks, speculations have been rife that Wike, who swore to work against the Presidential Candidate of  his Party, the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, had declared support for  Tinubu.

Wike had promised in December 2022, to publicly name his preferred candidate and campaign vigorously with him. But apparently, his courage failed him. Having spoken more than he should have, he denied he ever said he was going to make public the name of his preferred candidate, even though the video of where he said that went viral at the time.

However, his utterances and actions in the past couple of weeks confirm the claim in the streets that he had given an order to his supporters to vote Tinubu.

He gave Tinubu the venue for his Campaign Rally free of charge. He received him at Government House when he went to Porthacourt for the Presidential Campaign Rally,  and heaped praises on him. He praised APC Governors who influenced the zoning of the Presidential seat to the South.

But the Governor seems, also, worried about his political future after May 29, 2023, when he would leave office, especially, if his preferred Candidate does not win. A couple of weeks ago, he ran to a Federal High Court in Abuja to stop the PDP from suspending and expelling him over his brazen anti-party activities when he suspected the Party could do so.

Last week,  at a Campaign Rally, he begged Rivers People to save his Political future by not voting for those who would jail or kill him.

On Wednesday, February 22, he took another step by denying his support for Tinubu. In a Radio interview, his Chief of Staff, Chukwumaeze Woke, denied his Principal is supporting Tinubu. He said Wike passed no instruction on anybody to vote for Tinubu  on Saturday, February 25, 2023.

However, the video which surfaced same Wednesday has exposed Woke’s lies.

In the video, shot during a meeting at Ward 7, allegedly, Obio/Akpor, Wike’s  supporters, gathered gathered Youths and foot soldiers, and specifically instructed them to vote Tinubu.

Those who addressed the gathered youths and foot soldiers told them it was the Governor who instructed them to pass on the instruction to them.

One of those who responded  said he was Obedient before, but has been instructed now to vote  Tinubu. He promised they would deliver.

He said: “PDP, Power to the people. My Leaders, you have said it all. Just like you said, before, I was strongly Obedient, but for this. Many of us might not be able to reach Wike. But we can reach you. And by reaching you, we have reached Wike. And you have not disappointed us before. You have told us this is where the train is moving. On behalf of the Youth leaders that are here, we support the motion that we will all deliver Tinubu for 2023.”

The Internal Memo by the Chairman of Degema LGA reads:

DEGEMA LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCIL

Internal Memo

“All appointees of Degema Local Government Council are by this notice, directed to canvass support and vote massively for the Presidential Candidate of the APC, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for the presidential category, coming up this Saturday, February, 25, 2023, whereas other National Assembly candidates (Senatorial and House of Representatives) in the same election remain PDP.

“You are to collaborate with other party leaders and stakeholders in your various wards to implement this directive.

“Kindly note that noncompliance and sabotage will be met with severe consequences.

“Signed:
Hon. Ipalibo Yellowe
Chief of Staff”

Wike’s support for Tinubu, one of his closest political allies told this magazine, is to save his head, as he is said to believe that Tinubu would win the Presidential poll.