The governor of Rivers state, South South Nigeria, Nyesom Wike says he would end banditry within six months if elected president.
Gatekeepers News reports that Wike said this at a meeting with PDP delegates in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital.
He said his administration would provide the logistics and equipment necessary for the security agencies to end banditry in the country.
Wike asked the delegates to consider him for the party’s presidential ticket, adding that he will prioritise the protection of the lives and property of every Nigerian.
Wike was qouted to have said this in a statement released by his media aide, Kelvin Ebiri.
He reiterated that he remains committed to the PDP and that “whether I win the ticket or not, I will never leave PDP”.
Wike said he is not seeking the office of president for personal gains, noting that he is the only person that can defeat the APC in the 2023 general election if given the PDP presidential ticket.
Wike said, “Once there is insecurity you can’t do anything. You must have peace for investors to come in, for people to set up industries. So the basic thing in my first six months as president of Nigeria is to end banditry.
“All those bandits, let them wait for me. I will pursue them. It is my job. I will provide to security agencies whatever they require.
“Today, we are suffering. We are in opposition. Who are those who plotted against us? Who are those who masterminded for us to lose the 2015 election?
“Today, we are crying that we are in opposition, today we are fighting how to take back power. Who are those people who took the power that PDP had and gave it to APC? You know them.”
