Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, has said that consultation for next governor of the State has started.
The governor, said this at the inauguration of the Ezimgbu Road by the Adamawa State Governor, Rt. Hon. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri today, in Port Harcourt
Wike, noted that he made it known to some leaders of the State, who paid him a birthday visit, today.
He explained that no candidate will be imposed on the party or Rivers people and that any member of cabinet nursing governorship ambition is free to resign.
“This morning, our leaders came to me to wish me happy birthday. I told them thank you and that I also have a birthday gift for them. I told them, you know I’m leaving, now, we have to start consultation for who takes over,” he said.
“And I told them, let nobody go and spend his money because after the consultation, we will all sit down and say this is the person we think that should continue where we have stopped.
“So, the issue of who is going to take over from me, the process has started and it has stared today being my birthday. But what is important to us, like I have always said, we are not going to impose anybody,” Wike added.
