Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and leader of the G-5 Governors, has waived his Executive Order 21 to accommodate the Campaign rally of the presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar in Port Harcourt.
Governor Wike has therefore directed that the Stadium should be made accessible to the Presidential Campaign Council 48 hours to the February 11, 2023 presidential campaign.
Wike, who announced this on Friday at the campaign rally of the Rivers State PDP Campaign Council for Oyigbo Local Government Area, however warned the Director-General of the PCC in Rivers State, Dr. Abiye Sekibo, not to provoke the State government by desperation to grab access to the stadium earlier than expected, else the approval will be withdrawn.
In the words of Wike; “We have approval for your presidential candidate to use Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, February 11th. You have no right to begin to go to the stadium now. We can only give you access two days to the occasion for you to prepare.
“Nobody gave you one month. So, if you dare it again, to go and force yourself into the stadium, I will cancel the approval with immediate effect. Dare it again, I cancel it. Heaven will not fall. Even if heaven falls now, we will be happy that it was in our time heaven came down.
“I know you are not ready to do that rally. You are only looking for excuse. But you must do it. I know you are going to import people, no problems, go and import. We have given you the stadium,” he said.
As a result of the waiver, Governor Wike has approved the use of the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Omagwa, Ikwerre Local Government Area of the State for the presidential campaign rally of Atiku Abubakar.
Towards this end, the PDP Presidential Candidate will not be expected to pay the N5 million fee for venue as stipulated by Wike’s Executive Order 21.
In this wise, the Atiku presidential campaign rally which was earlier scheduled to hold in Port Harcourt Polo Club for fear of breaching the Executive Order 21 is now expected to shift to the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium on the directive and approval Governor Wike.
