Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has stated that he has nothing against Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar.
Wike stated that despite losing the PDP presidential nomination to Atiku, he has no beef with the former Vice President.
On the occasion of his 55th birthday, he spoke in Port Harcourt, the state capital, to some chieftains of the state.
The governor, however, emphasized that the solution to the PDP crisis is for North to step down as the party’s National Chairman.
Wike and his G-5 group have been campaigning for the removal of PDP National Chairman Iyorchia Ayu.
They emphasized that the party’s National Chairman and presidential candidate cannot be produced in the North.
Wike and his supporters demanded that the National Chairman be assigned to the country’s southern region.
However, Wike said:
“I have no problem with our presidential candidate. All I am saying is what is the interest of Rivers people? What is the interest of the South-South and the South?”
The governor also stated that he had no regrets about running for the party’s presidential nomination.
“I don’t regret I ran for the presidency. In the name of God, I am happy to make Rivers State proud. I am happy as far I am concerned. If they had allowed it to be what it is supposed to be, I would have won the election. It has happened.
“People said because I lost the election, it doesn’t matter. I didn’t lose election. This is my first time of trying to run for office of the president of Nigeria and we made impact,”
he added.