Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said the nation needs a leader with political will and courage to tackle the scourge of insecurity and poverty bedeviling the country.
Wike made the observation while addressing the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) delegates on Monday in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
Governor Wike, who expressed confidence that the PDP would win the Presidency in the next election, said that the APC has failed in tackling insecurity and economic security.
He lamented that citizens can no longer go to their farmlands or go about their legitimate businesses due to the insecurity.
He said, “I came here today because there is a problem. And the problem is that Nigeria is dying and we must not allow Nigeria to die. We must rescue this country.
“So, I came as a Nigerian, as a Member of People’s Democratic Party. As a party, I have never left from 1998 till now. As a party, I have worked for and will continue to work for, and I believe that Nigeria has hope.
“So, I want to run for the Presidency of this country under the PDP.
“As a country, we do not have any other country to run to. So, I am here to offer myself to solve most of the problems that this APC administration could not solve.
“Before we are only hearing of insecurity in Borno State, but now is all over the country. Hunger doesn’t know Muslims or Christians; insecurity does not know North or South.
“We need somebody who has the courage to fight insecurity in this country and I want to tell you that I have that courage. Every day is one excuse or the other.
“I want you to give me the ticket so that I can fly the flag of PDP to take over the power from APC,” said Wike.
Responding, the State PDP Chairman, Alhaji Zanna Gaddama, noted that Wike’s consultative visit to Borno was to actualize his presidential aspiration.
According to him, Wike challenges the ruling APC on every national issue that affects the people across the country.
“You should support him to get the PDP presidential ticket,” he urged, adding that Rivers is the most secured state.
In his welcome address, the Borno State PDP leader, Mohammad Imam explained that he was one of the friends who purchased the expression of intent and nomination forms for Wike because they were convinced of his capacity to lead Nigeria out of its current socio-economic predicaments.
Imam, who spoke on behalf of PDP delegates in Borno and Yobe states, decried the nonchalance shown by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government to issues of security that has crumbled business in the two states. He said they were looking up to Wike to rescue Nigeria, guarantee safety to Nigerians and improve the economy.
