The certificate of return to the re-elected GOVERNOR OF Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, was presented by INEC at the commission’s headquarters in Port Harcourt.
Gov. Wike was re-elected March 9, 2019, with the collation of election results concluded on April 3.
Gov. Wike dedicated the certificate to the people of rivers state, who he added overwhelmingly voted for him.
He berated the Nigerian Army for the negative role they allegedly played during the 2019 general elections i Rivers State.
As the speech went on, the Gov. reportedly declared that he was tired of being Governor and would not contest for a third term even if the constitution permitted him.
According to Nyesom Wike “Nobody can be more than the state. So, for me, I want total peace in Rivers State. All of us should come back, wherever you are, whether in the Federal or local government, come back and work for the interest of the state.
“I only have four more years,. After the four years, i’m gone. The constitution does not allow for a third term. Even if it does, bye bye, i’m tired, i’ll not.”