Peter Obi, the Labour Party's (LP) presidential candidate has pleaded with Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State, to support him in his campaign.
The former governor of Anambra appealed to Wike during the Thursday opening of the Nkpolu Oroworukwo flyover in Port Harcourt, pleading with Wike to withdraw from the presidential election in return for the position of governor of Rivers State.
Obi said, ”I will talk to my people and we will negotiate. If we leave the state for him (Wike) he will leave the centre for us. We will negotiate it.
“We will not quarrel with you. Please give us this one (centre) and collect the other one (state). I will accommodate them (Rivers state) in the other one.
“Remember this agreement today. I’m kneeling down and begging, take this one (state) give me this one (centre). I assure you the one I will take, I will use it to make sure Rivers State becomes better and better.”