Speaking with delegates of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Maiduguri on Monday, April 12, Wike who concluded that the PDP will win the presidential election stated that the All Progressive Congress (APC) had failed to address insecurity and economic security.
According to him, because of insecurity individuals can no longer go to their farms or do genuine business.
“I came here today because there is a problem. And the problem is that Nigeria is dying and we must not allow Nigeria to die. We must rescue this country.
“So I came as a Nigerian, as a Member of People’s Democratic Party. As a party, I have never left from 1998 till now. As a party, I have worked for and will continue to work for, I believe that Nigeria has hope. So I want to run for the presidency of this country under the PDP.
“As a country, we do not have any other country to run to. So I am here to offer myself to solve most of the problems that this APC administration could not solve.
“Before we are only hearing of insecurity in Borno state, but now is all over the country. Hunger doesn’t know Muslims or Christians; insecurity does not know North or South.
“We need somebody who has the courage to fight insecurity in this country and I want to tell you that I have that courage. Every day is one excuse or the other. People can no longer go to their farms and you are talking about investing in agriculture.
“I want you to give me the ticket so that I can fly the flag of PDP to take over the power from APC,” Wike said.
