RIVERS State Governor and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Nyesom Wike, has vowed to get rid of banditry within six months if elected President in 2023. Wike said he had drawn the blueprint to provide the logistics and gadgets necessary for security agencies to expeditiously end banditry in the country.
Wike, who spoke at a meeting in Abeokuta with PDP delegates from Ogun State, said he would prioritise the protection of life and property of every person. He said: “Once there is insecurity you can’t do anything. You must have peace for investors to come in, for people to set up industries. So the basic thing in my first six months as president of Nigeria is to end banditry.
“All those bandits; let them wait for me. I will pursue them. It is my job. I will provide security agencies whatever they require.” Wike in a statement signed by his Special Assistant, Media, Kelvin Ebiri, said the country yearned for a strong, courageous and fearless leader like him to resolve the ongoing security.
He had never defected from the PDP since its formation in 1998 to another political party. He urged the delegates to be circumspect as some of those vying for the PDP presidential ticket were among those, who aligned with the APC to defeat the party in 2015.
Wike said he remained committed to the ideals of PDP and would never leave the party for another political party under any circumstances. He said: “Whether I win the ticket or not, I will never leave PDP. I will support PDP, I will make sure PDP wins the election. I am not those when anything happens they run away from the party. I will not leave this party because everything I am today, it is PDP that has given it to me. So I owe PDP a lot.”
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, urged the delegates to support the Rivers State governor to actualise his presidential aspiration. He expressed optimism that Wike would win the PDP’s ticket and subsequently the 2023 presidential election.