The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, says he has no intention of stepping down for any other aspirant in the 2023 presidential race.
Wike, who is vying for the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), stated this in an interview with BBC Pidgin.
He spoke in an apparent reaction to calls in some quarters for the party to pick its candidate through.
Under the consensus option, other aspirants are required to forego their ambition and come to an agreement to support the chosen candidate.
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Wike said that only death would make him abandon his ambition and step down for another aspirant in the PDP.
Asked if he would step down for any other aspirant, Wike said, “Why will I step down for anybody? If you want to do consensus, there must be equity and fairness. Are the hands of those demanding consensus clean? People talking about consensus are the ones running the election. Is it the party’s decision?
“It is not the party that is talking. In politics, there is something called shine shine bobo. The more you look, the less you see. Some people think they can deceive me with consensus. It’s a scam. I don’t like being deceived in my life.”
He added, “The only thing that can make me step down is death. if I am alive, we will run this thing, we will hold the primary on May 28/29.”