PEOPLES Democratic Party (PDP)’s Stalwarts in Rivers State, yesterday, threatened that President Goodluck Jonathan and the party would lose over two million votes from the state, if the party imposes the former Minister of State for Education, Nyesom Wike as its governorship candidate in the forthcoming election.

The concerned Rivers State PDP Stakeholders and 19 State Governorship Aspirants, under the auspices of the Rivers Mainstream Coalition (RMC), said the chances of the party in 2015 depends how the leadership of the party handles the current crisis in the state.

According to it, “if the right thing is done, PDP will fly high. Our options as RMC, who is fighting for justice in Rivers State, are widely depend on what is unfolding.”

Speaking on behalf of the group at a press conference, in Abuja, Prof. Isreal Owate said they had no confidence in the National Deputy Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus to resolve the lingering crisis.

He maintained that Secondus had openly aligned himself with cabal in the state to short change the Rivers’ people.

Owate said; “Secondus has stubbornly and consistently shown open alignment with the ambition of Barr. Nyesom Wike and cannot therefore be trusted to proffer unbiased solutions on Rivers State crisis.

Credit – Vanguard NGR