Photo: Gov Wike.
Gov Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has denied that he filed a suit purportedly seeking the removal of Atiku Abubakar as presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 presidential election.
The reports had claimed that the plaintiffs in the originating summons. purportedly prayed the court to recognize Wike as the party’s presidential flag-bearer.
Wike, however, denied the reports in an interview with ThisDay, on Friday.
It would be recalled that some media organizations had earlier on Friday reported that the governor and a PDP chieftain, Newgent Ekamon had filed the said suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/782/2022.
While Wike and Ekamon listed were listed as the plaintiffs, the PDP and Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were listed as respondent.
Also, Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, who had vied for the party’s presidential ticket but later withdrew for Atiku, as well Atiku himself, were purportedly listed as respondents.
Refuting the reports, Wike described the suit, which is said to have been filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja as the handiwork of mischief makers who merely wanted to use him to score cheap political goals.
He said, “I don’t know anything about the so called suit. I did not ask anyone to file any suit for me.
“I don’t know the lawyers. Am I a kid to be filing a suit at this time. I had 14 days after the primary within which to have filed any suit. I didn’t do that then, is it two months after primary I will file a suit?
“Just yesterday they came up with the claim that I ordered my Chief Security Officer to pull down PDP flag in Government House.
“This is all false, it’s all propaganda. Some people are trying to use me to win the election. Please disregard all these lies.”
