Dino does not have what it takes to be Kogi governor – Wike

Dino does not have what it takes to be Kogi governor – Wike

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Kogi State Senator Dino Melaye does not have what it takes to be the next governor of the state.

He gave his position on  Dino’s ambition on Tuesday during his periodic interview with selected television stations at his Rumuepirikom residence.

The governor described the ambition of Melaye as laughable.

He said that he would not be surprised if the PDP national leadership backing Melaye because it is time to compensate him for its attack dog.

“When you give Dino that ticket, you know, he won’t win in Kogi State; you’re just compensating him for a job well done for being your “attack dog”, abusing those who disagreed with the national leadership of PDP,” Wike said.

The governor said it would take a lot to defeat an incumbent governor or President and the ruling party.

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“Why would Kogi people say they would vote for a candidate like Dino? Are we joking? Is it that the incumbent governor did not do well, or his party is in disarray,” he stated.

He said defeating an incumbent government required a lot of strategy like capitalizing on nonperformance and picking an acceptable candidate by the stakeholders of the party in the state.

He stressed that it should not be compensating somebody because he is the favourite of the national leadership of the PDP.

“Dino does not have what it takes to be a governor for crying out loud. He knows me very well,” Wike stated, pointing out that the PDP was doomed to lose the election if it gave the governorship ticket to the former Kogi West senator.

He said, “Giving PDP governorship ticket in Kogi state to Dino Melaye is like planning to fail because he doesn’t have what it takes to become governor of Kogi State.

“Tomorrow, you begin to cry that you were rigged out. But you’re already rigging yourself out by changing the delegates list to favour someone who cannot win the election. It’s not about going to act movie on television and social media.”

Dino does not have what it takes to be Kogi governor – Wike