Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has denied nursing presidential ambition in the 2023 general election.
AFRIPOST reports that presidential campaign posters bearing name of the governor flooded some major streets of Abuja the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Monday.
Reacting, the State’s Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim in a statement said, Governor Wike had not informed anyone that he is interested in the Presidency.
Mr Paulinus described the action as handiwork of mischief makers who are threatened by the Governor’s rising political profile.
The statement reads in part: “We are amused that political detractors will stop at nothing to see how they can distract Governor Wike’s visionary leadership.
“For the umpteenth time, we wish to restate that Governor Wike is presently preoccupied with his mission to make Rivers State a better place and Destination of Choice.
“All the puerile antics of political jobbers aimed at heating up the polity will surely fail.
“Members of the public are therefore advised to discountenance the misinformation that is currently circulating in Abuja”.