Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has advised former President Goodluck Jonathan against defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to contest the presidency. Rather, he should remain in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) if he really wants the top job again.
“If you want to run for President, run under PDP. Nigerians cherish you more than this government. They have seen that all the things the (Buhari) government promised them are lies. So, please don’t join the APC for the sake of your reputation,” Wike told Jonathan.
According to Wike, if Jonathan defects to the APC, it would destroy his reputation.
“I respect the former President because he is a man of integrity but if I am to advise him, I will tell him, ‘Sir, don’t make that mistake. Mr Wike said in an interview with BBC Pidgin on Friday.
“I will tell him what I heard. I will tell him, ‘Don’t go anywhere because these people want to destroy your reputation. They don’t like you; you should know.”
Wike accused the APC of poaching reputable Peoples Democratic Party members only to destroy them.
“What APC is doing now is to bring reputable people from PDP and when they bring them, they destroy them so that they won’t have anywhere to go again. That’s what the APC is doing,” Wike said.