Nobody dashed Tinubu power, he worked for it – Wike

During a banquet held in honour of Bola Tinubu, who was in Rivers State to commission some of Governor Nyesom Wike’s legacy projects, Wike expressed that the President-elect did not gain power easily but worked hard to earn it.

The Governor recalled an incident in 2018 when Tinubu gifted him a bottle of white wine during a visit to his Lagos residence. During the visit, Tinubu urged Wike to support a candidate from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2019 presidential election.

He said: “I went to him, I said, sir, I heard you can’t find your feet in APC. Why not join us and support one of these our candidates to win the 2019 election? He asked me, who are these your candidates? I mentioned them, [and] he said, look, if it’s these ones you’ve, I’ll support Buhari 200 times.

“He [Tinubu] gave me white wine that early morning. And I respected him. I know he is prepared. Nobody dash him power. All of us, we saw it. He went and worked for the power, and you will see the benefits of it. When they dash you power, you slack; but when you fight for power, you work.”