{"id":99593,"date":"2022-09-23T13:22:12","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T12:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=99593"},"modified":"2022-09-23T13:25:01","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T12:25:01","slug":"breaking-why-atiku-cant-be-trusted-wike-blows-hot-says-ayu-is-very-corrupt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/breaking-why-atiku-cant-be-trusted-wike-blows-hot-says-ayu-is-very-corrupt\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Why Atiku can\u2019t be trusted, Wike blows hot, says Ayu is very corrupt\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has given reasons why he thinks the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, can\u2019t be trusted in next year\u2019s election.<\/p>\n<p>Wike, in a media chat televised live on Channels Television, said Atiku made three promises which he has reneged in all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said immediately after the presidential primary of the PDP, Atiku visited him in his home in Abuja and said: \u201cAyu mus.t go.\u201d Wike claimed that Atiku gave him the assurance on the ground that the north can\u2019t produce the presidential candidate of the PDP and also retain the national chairmanship position.Wike also claimed that Atiku was the first person that broached the idea of making him his running mate.<\/p>\n<p>Wike added that at their meeting with the PDP presidential candidate recently in London, Atiku told them that he had confronted Iyiorchia Ayu if he indeed said he would resign should the north produce the\u00a0 presidential candidate of the PDP. He said Ayu confirmed that he made the pledge. He said Atiku assured them that Ayu would resign within a week. He said Atiku has not kept that promise.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Wike also slammed the PDP\u2019s national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu,\u00a0 claiming he is very corrupt.He alleged that Ayu collected millions in naira from some stakeholders of the party in Lagos on the pretext that governors of the party were not willing to fund the party. He said the money didn\u2019t enter the account of the PDP.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Wike also alleged that a former minister of police affairs, Maina Waziri, was one of the arrowheads misleading Atiku. He said Maina Waziri lacks electoral value because PDP has never won his state, Yobe.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">When asked what he would do if the party refuses to yield to his demand that \u2018Ayu must go,\u2019 Wike said \u201cwhen we get to the bridge, we will know what to do.\u201dHe was further asked if he would direct his people not to vote the PDP in the presidential election, he responded: \u201cdon\u2019t put words in my mouth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But he insinuated that his people might\u00a0 vote the PDP in other elections apart from the president.<\/p>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has given reasons why he thinks the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, can\u2019t be trusted in next year\u2019s election. 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