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2023: ‘I Haven’t Endorsed Obi’ – Wike Debunks Reports

Wike has clarified reports on Obi’s endorsement.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike on Friday spoke on supporting the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi.

Wike noted that him telling Obi that he is presidential material does not mean he has endorsed the presidential ambition of the former governor of Anambra State.

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This online media platform learnt that Wike stated this on Friday during an interview with BBC Pidgin, in Port Harcourt, the state capital.

Wike speaking on the issue of his preferred presidential candidate said, “If I tell Obi that he is a presidential material, does that mean an endorsement?”

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Friday tackled a reporter with BBC during an interview, as he sends messages to Nigerians expecting the announcement of his preferred presidential candidate ahead of the forthcoming 2023 election.

Recall that in 2022, Wike alongside the other aggrieved governors who have been at loggerheads with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flagbearer, Atiku Abubakar, said they would announce their preferred presidential candidate in January 2023.

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However, during an interview with BBC, the reporter questioned Wike on his candidate for the 2023 election referencing his promise to make the announcement.

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