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Gov. Wike: “Why I did not permit the use of the venue request for Atiku’s presidential campaign rally”

Gov. Wike: “Why I did not permit the use of the venue request for Atiku’s presidential campaign rally”

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Gov. Wike: “Why I did not permit the use of the venue request for Atiku’s presidential campaign rally”

The Rivers State government has denied the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, the use of Adoki Amasiaemeka Stadium, Igwurita Ali Stadium, and Ikwerre Local Government Area as venues for a presidential campaign rally scheduled for February 11 in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.

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As reported by NewsReport, a couple of weeks ago, Governor Nyesom Wike gave approval for the use of the stadium for the campaign, but with the condition that it be accessed 48 hours before the event.

The Rivers State Commissioner of Sports, Barrister Christopher Green, stated in a letter dated January 31, 2023, and addressed to the Director General of the Atiku campaign organization and Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, that intelligence revealed that the Atiku campaign organization is collaborating with the APC governorship candidate, Arch. Tonye Cole, to accommodate and share the approved facility for the presidential campaign.

The content of the letter reads: “Refer to our letter of reference no. mos/s/409/s.49/t/15 of January 11, 2023, approving the use of the Adoki Amasiaemeka Stadium for your presidential campaign rally scheduled to hold on February 11, 2023.”

“Credible intelligence is available to the Rivers State government, and recent developments now show that your presidential campaign organization is working in collaboration with a faction of APC, and it is your intention to accommodate and share the approved facility for your campaign with the said faction of APC.”

“The government record shows that the activities of the APC in Rivers State have always been marred by violence due largely to irreconcilable internal conflict within the party.”

Barrister Green said that given “credible intelligence” and to avoid exposing the stadium to any risk of being damaged, the state government had decided to withdraw its approval for its use for Atiku’s presidential campaign.

Attempts by our reporter to speak with Dr. Lenu Nwibubasa, spokesman for the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Organization in Rivers State, about whether he had received the letter were futile, as he did not pick up calls or respond to text messages sent to his line.

 

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