The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has accused the
former Senate President, David Mark, of working against him during the Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP, presidential primary election.
During a chat with some selected journalists in Port
Harcourt on Friday, Wike said David Mark, who was the chairman of the PDP
convention committee, was part of those who plotted his defeat.
According to Wike, the decision by the Governor of Sokoto
State, Aminu Tambuwal, to step down for the former vice president, Atiku
Abubakar, during the May 29 primary election was a setup to manipulate the
system against him.
He said, “You remember that during the convention, I spoke
last, and when I spoke, the ovation was thunderous, and it became a danger to
them. To tell you that I was disappointed by the former senate president,
Senator Dr. David Mark.
“Very experienced, very seasoned. All these were setup to
manipulate the system against me. He (Mark) was the chairman of the convention
committee and what happened that day has never happened in the history of any
election.
“When you are speaking, make sure you say whatever you have
to say at that point. After we had all spoken, the whole chairman of the
convention said that there was a special announcement.
“And he gave back the microphone to Tambuwal to speak again
after everyone had spoken to say he wanted to withdraw and went ahead to tell
his people to vote.
“At that point, if not for the love we have for the party,
there would have been a serious crisis. But I allowed peace to reign. David
Mark never thought to ask earlier that is there anybody who has anything to
say?”
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