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Kwankwaso at Rivers projects inauguration tells Atiku, PDP to forget 2023

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The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has told the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar, that they should forget winning the 2023 presidential election without controlling the votes of two out of Lagos, Kano and Rivers States.

Kwankwaso, who spoke at the inauguration of projects in Rivers State, said the PDP and Abubakar control none of them.

He said on Monday at the inauguration of Mgbuitanwo internal roads in Emohua Local Government Area, constructed within one year by Wike, that the three states were completely out of their control.

He said his exit from the party had denied the PDP access to Kano State and with the way Abubakar had treated his host, Governor Nyesom Wike, and members of his Integrity Group, Rivers State would be far from him in 2023.

Kwankwaso, who did not directly mention Abubakar and the PDP, said: “Many people have made many mistakes.

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“They don’t understand.

“They are rigid in the sense that whether they are failing or winning, they will stick to one idea.

“They will stick to one candidate, not minding the consequences, not minding the feeling of the people that are in poverty.

“We have seen people in my former party that whatever they want is ticket.

“They are ready to do anything to have a ticket.

“I can tell you as Governor Wike has been saying, any party that cannot control two of the three states of Kano, Lagos and Rivers cannot win any election.

“By now with Kwankwaso out of that party, Wike is still struggling to be there or not to be there, somehow things are moving.

“Certainly, Lagos is not their own.

“One begins to wonder where they will get their votes to win the election of 2023.

“We have seen people, struggling and probably regretting going around to talk to many leaders to beg them to intervene either here or there.

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“Let me say to those leaders, please at this critical time, respect yourselves.

“Do the right thing.”

Kwankwaso recalled that a similar scenario played out in 2014 when he and four other Governors formed a separate group in the PDP, but the party leaders called their bluffs, saying they could only produce five votes.

He said people were dismissing Wike and his group, creating the impression that they were only five and lacked the capacity to influence the votes.

He commended Wike for leading the Integrity Group and charged them to do the right thing.

He said: “Let me acknowledge and congratulate Governor Wike for leading the Integrity Group.

“This group, I believe, are good people and I know by the grace of God the group will do the right thing as soon as possible.

“I believe they are people of integrity and posterity will judge them based on the action they take.

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“I am happy they are doing the right thing and they are talking and consulting.

“Many people are talking about Governor Wike as if it is just one person.

“That was what happened in 2013 to 2014.

“Five of us as governors formed a group and this same party did not understand.

“Many of the leaders were saying only five votes, only five of them.

“Until the 2015 election happened, many of them did not understand.

“I believe they are not only G5.

“We are aware of the G1, whether they will merge very soon or later, we will keep watching the development.”

Kwankwaso said he saw earlier the present crisis rocking the party before Wike realised it, adding that it was part of the reasons why he left the PDP.

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