The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has distanced himself from campaign posters of his purported 2023 presidential ambition.
The governor made the clarification after campaign posters surfaced on major streets of Abuja about his interest in the nation’s highest office.
In a Monday statement signed by Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim, the governor said he had not informed anyone of any presidential ambition to warrant the pasting of campaign posters in his name.
Wike blamed the pasting of the campaign posters on mischief-makers intimidated by his rising “political profile”.
The statement read, “The attention of Governor Nyesom Wike has been drawn to campaign posters bearing his name which flooded some major streets of Abuja today.
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“For the avoidance of doubt, Governor Wike has not informed anyone that he is interested in the Presidency of this country.
“This is certainly the handiwork of mischief makers who are threatened by the Governor’s rising political profile.
“We are amused that political detractors will stop at nothing to see how they can distract Governor Wike’s visionary leadership.
“For the umpteenth time, we wish to restate that Governor Wike is presently preoccupied with his mission to make Rivers State a better place and Destination of Choice.
“All the puerile antics of political jobbers aimed at heating up the polity will surely fail.
‘Members of the public are therefore advised to discountenance the misinformation that is currently circulating in Abuja.”