Chief Sam Nkire, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, on Wednesday described Governor Nyesom Wike’s battle with the Peoples Democratic Party as a national course and for the interest of the country’s unity.
According to him, PDP’s disobedience to the rule of rotation of power after the reign of President Muhammadu Buhari negates the spirit of unity, fairness and equity in the country.
In a statement on Wednesday, Nkire said that Governor Wike needed to be commended by all Nigerians for fighting a just course for the overall development of the country.
He noted that for the PDP to zone the presidency back to the North after President Buhari’s tenure amounted to disrespecting the constitution of Nigeria, members of the PDP from the South and the people of Nigeria in general.
The APC stalwart maintained that Governor Wike’s battle in the PDP was a noble cause which every patriotic Nigerian must commend, no matter his or her political ideology, religious, tribal affiliations or persuasion, saying that it should be seen as the only way Nigerians should practice a healthy democracy.
According to him, the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the APC no doubt ruffled many feathers but added, “nothing could be more heinous and unpardonable than breaking down the plank upon which the bridge across Nigeria’s unity rests.”
