Peoples Democratic Party Governorship Candidate in Rivers, Mr. Nyesom Wike has admonished all the other aspirants that contested in the Monday Primary Election to join hands with him so as to ensure victory for the party in the coming elections.
Wike made this statement during his acceptance speech; he said “We seek to bring back everyone to the sheep fold and rebuild our once strong, virile, united political family.
“It is going to be a challenging assignment but we have confidence in the ability of our people to discharge this onerous responsibility of true political reconciliation. It is the basis of our march to victory.”
He also apologised to the people he may have offended during the course of electioneering.
He said “In the course of this contest, a number of people, politicians, elders and opinion moulder amongst others poured some vituperation upon our persons. We consider these comments, criticisms and attacks on us as friendly tackles in the field of play.
“I hereby declare that I have forgiven them all. In the same vein, I apologise to all those we may have offended directly or indirectly through our comments, speeches and actions in the course of this struggle as we believe that in the process of a complicated surgery, as politics, nerves, arteries and veins may be affected by the surgical knife.
“However, the recovery and the healing process in the end save lives. In the name of God, please forgive as we have forgiven all those who may have offended us,”
Mr. Nyesom Wike is also the former Minister of State for Education
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