Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State, has expressed his deep regret for not getting the ticket under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the upcoming general elections.
Wike expressed his deep regret at failing to advance to face the All Progressives Congress, (APC) in general election and after failing to get the PDP’s presidential primary.
With a total of 371 votes, Atiku defeated Wike, his closest rival, to become the PDP’s presidential candidate for the general election of 2023. Wike received 237 votes.
Specifically, Atiku Abubakar scored 371, Nyesom Wike scored 237, Bukola Saraki scored 70, Udom Emmanuel scored 38, Balla Mohammed scored 20, Pius Anyim scored 14, Sam Ohabunwa scored 1, and Olivia Tariela scored 1. 12 votes were invalid.
And Wike, who has been protesting since the primary election, said that his biggest regret is that he would have missed the chance to combat countrywide insecurity and oil theft.
“I’m pained that I wasn’t able to fight Bandits and oil theft,” he said in an interview with select television stations on Friday.
“These were two things I told myself I was going to do. I said I was going to fight terrorists and oil theft squarely.”
