Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, says the All Progressives Congress in the state, decided to boycott the April 17 Local Government election, to avoid electoral embarrassment.
Wike who disclosed this in a statement yesterday in Port Harcourt, said the party wants to avoid further electoral defeat that will expose its political irrelevance in the State.
He said the ruling party cannot boast of a single project in the state, while the PDP has numerous landmark projects across the 23 local government areas.
He also called on those who had aspired to be councillors and chairmen, but failed to realise their political aspiration not to be dispirited, but rather join hands with other stalwarts to ensure the victory of the PDP.
“I know, we may have taken wrong decisions, but what is important is that there is no one decision that can go down well with everybody,” he said.
“So, I want to plead with all of you who had the intention to be councillor, I want to plead with all of you who had intention to be Chairman, that you are not a councillor , you’re not a chairman today, does not mean you’ll not be tomorrow,” he added.
