‘How Will Nigerians Feel?’ Wike Rules Out Defecting To APC

File photo of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike

Nyesom Wike has squashed insinuations that he will join the Progressives Congress (APC), taking a swipe at governors who defected to the ruling party.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has in recent months witnessed a wave of defections, raising concerns about the party’s viability. Bello Matawalle, the governor of Zamfara State moved to the APC this week, less than two months after his Cross River counterpart Ben Ayade dumped the PDP for the ruling party. Three PDP senators also confirmed their defection to the APC on Wednesday.

But Wike, the governor of oil-rich Rivers State and a strong critic of the APC, maintains that it is unthinkable for him to leave the main opposition party.

“It is not something to be discussed. How would any Nigerian feel that tomorrow I am discussing with the APC?” Wike, a former minister of education, asked when he featured on Channels Television’s current affairs programme Politics Today on Thursday.

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