Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has labelled broadcast mogul and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Raymond Dokpesi as an All Progressives Congress (APC) mole in the PDP.
Dokpesi is galvanising support for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s presidential ambition in 2023.
However, Wike, in a statement on Thursday by his spokesman Kelvin Ebiri, said he was convinced Dokpesi was working for the APC.
“I have always said to people in PDP, nobody should cause a division among the governors. We are trying as much as we can to build the party back and see that in 2023 PDP takes over governance,” he said.
“I have some suspicion that people like Raymond Dokpesi are not really sincere to the Peoples Democratic Party and I think, I’m convinced that Raymond Dokpesi appears to be working for APC.”
Wike was referring to rumour allegedly spearheaded by Dokpesi that he (wike) led PDP governors to Europe to pick the party’s presidential and vice-presidential candidates.
“I don’t understand where Raymond Dokpesi gets this information, this rumour that governors travelled to Europe to decide who will be the presidential candidate and vice-presidential candidate of PDP. I wonder why governors will travel to Europe to make such a decision,” said Wike.
“I have told Raymond Dokpesi that there is nothing wrong with you preaching for the candidature of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Waziri of Adamawa, a very experienced man, an intelligent man, a strategist. But don’t destroy other people because of this. Because when you destroy them it will be difficult for the PDP to win the election in 2023.”
The governor said if Atiku wins the PDP presidential ticket, the governors will support him.
