Nyesom Wike
Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt
The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has restated that the Peoples Democratic Party will win back the reins of governance at the federal level in 2019.

Wike, who spoke while addressing some PDP members at the Rivers State congress of the party in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, said the reorganisation of the party would place it on a sound position to attain victory in 2019.
The governor assured the people of the state that the party would continue to deliver on all fronts in line with the pledge contained in the New Rivers Development blueprint.“The PDP will return to the seat of power at the federal level by 2019. This congress is part of the process of repositioning the party,” he stressed.
The governor said that his administration had lived up to the expectations of the people of the state in the execution of pro-people projects and programmes.
Wike said, “This administration will showcase our superlative performance in the last one year between May 23 and May 29. The people will know firsthand the quality projects we have executed.”
About 1, 024 PDP delegates from the 23 local government areas of the state participated in the election of new state executives of the party.