Wike congratulates Buhari over victory at the tribunal

By Lawrence Audu

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his victory against the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal and urged him to ensure unity across regions in the country.

Wike in his congratulatory message called on the president to use his victory to unite Nigerians.

Wike, the coordinator of the Atiku’s campaign in the south-south during to 2019 presidential election, in a press statement signed by his media aide, Simeon Nwakaudu, urged the president to use his victory to work for Nigeria’s unity.

The governor in his congratulatory message also said the president should unite all Nigerians irrespective of his political standing.

The statement says: “Governor Wike called on the President to work towards the unity of the country, noting that the country is divided.”