Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Southern Nigeria has mocked Senator Dino Melaye’s Kogi governorship ambition.
Gatekeepers News reports that Wike during a media chat with selected journalists in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, said Dino does not have what it takes to vie for such a position.
Wike said, “When you give Dino that ticket, you know he won’t win in Kogi State.
“Why would Kogi people say they would vote for a candidate like Dino? Are we joking?”
The Rivers State governor stated that the mere fact that someone is from a place does not equate to electoral success if such a person contests an election.
Wike said, “Dino does not have what it takes [to be a governor] for crying out loud… He knows me very well. He does not have what it takes to be a governor.”
He stressed that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is doomed to lose the election if the party gives the ticket to the former Kogi West lawmaker.
He said, “Does it mean now that if the PDP wants to win the election, it would give the ticket to Dino and you say tomorrow that you were rigged when you have already killed yourself?
“Are we saying that we want to win an election or just have a candidate?”
The Rivers governor stressed that he won’t campaign for the PDP if the party gives its governorship ticket to Senator Dino.
When asked if he would campaign for the main opposition party if Dino wins the ticket, Wike said, “Do you need to ask me that kind of question?”
He accused the party’s leadership of trying to “manipulate” the process in favour of Dino.
He queried, “Why are you trying to manipulate this in favour of one aspirant?”
