 Welcome back. Governor Yesowekio from River State has declared his intention to contest the 2023 presidential election, insisting that he has the capacity to confront the all-progressives Congress APC and win the election for the People's Democratic Party. We gave him the declaration during a consultative meeting with stakeholders of the Benway chapter of the PDP, a government house in Maccordie. He told the stakeholders present about his ambition and solicited for Benway PDP votes in the coming National Delegates Convention of the party even as he stressed on zoning. The governor of River State also warned stakeholders not to sell their votes but to give the votes to him while adding that some of the People's Democratic Party presidential aspirants were only after-par in order to mask personal gains. Let's go over to that event. We will roll the tapes to see what exactly transpired at the government house in Maccordie, Benway State. For you to remove this APC from power, see, my mother told me when a mad man flocks you, don't run. If you run, the mad man will pursue you. If he flocks you, take a stick but flocks the mad man. If that does the mad man, this is very painful. Then the mad man will start running. This APC, they require people too. Who will tell you, say, enough is enough. And I'm not the person that can tell them enough is enough. We must take this power. Power is what is taking. I'm ready to take it for people. I'm ready to take it for PDP. And I will take it for PDP. I don't know how to answer, they really dashed power. Then they take power. All these people want the real energy. They support me. They support me. They do what? I've come out. I'm going to take this power from APC back to PDP by the grace of God. God has given us what it is. And that's why God is making APC to make mistakes every day, every day, every day. That's how you know God is with you. So I'm begging all of you here, Aba Moro, Suswan, Senator, Spoker, Spokewell, members, chairman, don't go and sell your vote. Don't go and sell your vote. Give me, give me, give me. This is me. Because I'm the only one that can have the capacity to see people when they hold meetings and they say, look, don't enter the case problem. They must enter. I want to have them captured. Give me this to you. Let me return power to PDP. Thank you. For you. Give me, the governor says. Well, joining us to discuss this is Mr. Poonabo and Kotara. Here's a former special advisor to the governor of River State and Media and Publicity Talk about Governor Yes and Weakie. And a former Spokesperson of the People's and Recording Party in River State, Darlingtonology. Gentlemen, good evening to you and welcome. Good evening. All right. Let's start with you. Mr. and Kotara, what is your reaction to this revelation by Governor Yes and Weakie? Finally spilled the beans basically saying that he wants to be president of Nigeria in 2023. You can see him in his red cap. What's your view on this? Well, let me say that if it is constitutional right, I mean, all it needs to do is meet the constitutional requirements. And if you meet them, of course, you have the right to contest like any other person. But the truth about this is that I have my strong ambitions. And what are those motivations? There are certain qualities you need in a president. Governor Yes and Weakie is one man that is impervious to particular things. He is one man that is moved with his words, especially the use of new words and messages. A man that does not control the temper. And for a president, you need this courteous public persona that will serve as a put of ammo, protecting your anger in public. There's not that kind of person. And in most cases, he goes beyond the bound. For example, if you do a thing or say a thing that is vast to its interest or it finds it nimble, rather than address the issue, it is going to abuse your family, abuse your father, and abuse your mother. That attitude smacks up the gravity on the very seriously. That is not what you want from a president. And it's more surprising. I expected this from President Buwari, giving his ministry background. But after that mistake of Dasuki, where he said the court has no right to admit Dasuki to bear when he is guilty, which we all condemn, I don't think he has really come out in the open that the beat is military. This is completely lacking in Governor Yosemite. Let us also use the issue of the adjudged governor, for example, and his deputy. At no point in time did the deputy insult him when he spoke. He ventilated his views with anger. And that was in the adjudged state. If anybody should come to a river state to accept stupidity. We cannot group people. We will not tolerate it. Now the Delta State Governor, whatever the case is, the Delta State Governor was expressing his misgivings. We cannot give up. The next thing is with your father. The governor never mentioned anybody's father. The governor responded, he reacted again. It's also a vulgar manner. That's not gubonatorial. And that's what you're going to take to the press. You see, this is the issue we are talking about. You must be able to tolerate views, no matter how inimical those views are. And as a leader, you choose your words. You choose your language. You must select the right word from the word basket. You engage in intellectual discussion. You disagree. Like my brother in the studio on the other side now, I'm talking of Darlene. We might disagree on this program. But that does not mean I'm going to say, Darlene, who is your father? Darlene, who is your mother? Bukala Therapy is ours now. Atiku is ours now. Rather than I am better than Atiku, I am better than Bukala Therapy. You are actually with your father's business. How many are still surviving? Why do you have to drag families into this? It's quite discourteous and I hate this effect. That is not what we want in politics. You want to be courteous. Decorious in politics. This is the issue. Alright. Mr. Koutara, interesting points you've made, because I've taken note of most of them, if not all. Darlene Tenorji, you are a member of the People's Democratic Party. But before I come to you, Mr. Koutara, you were... Let me say this. You know that. You're not playing. I've said it all the time. I'm not a member of PDP. I'm not a member of AP. I speak. I'm not a member of AP. And that's why I can say to sign the government, both state and federal, as we. Okay. You were a spokesman for our special advice on media and publicity, too. Governor Yesung became... When he became governor in his first tenor, the first few years, you were his first... Of course. Of course. And you battled me. You battled me on air whenever we had to be talking about... Well, I didn't breach the professional ethics, but we'll talk about that some other day. I don't know what I need to breach it. We agree. No, no, no. Mr. Koutara, Mr. Koutara, I do not know what you're talking about, but this is not a forum to discuss the things because you don't have time. However, you were the first spokesman for Governor Wike. Are these things you're saying based on your personal experience with him? What is personal experience? We are talking about what is in the media, even on your stage. So it's not a personal experience. My personal experience with him is nothing to do with the public. That's purely official. Even if you have said, this or this or that, that's between us. If I'm upset, I'll tell him I'm upset and the excellent guy didn't like what you said. But we're talking of public mind. We're not talking of personal experience. Any experience you have with your boss should remain with your boss. Okay, let's bring in Darlene. Let's bring in Darlene. These are the things that we have made in public. Okay, because of time, let's bring in Darlene Tenorji at this point. Darlene Tenorji, who you know very well, has said that Governor Sonbike lacks the character to become Nigeria's president. He also says that the governor of River State cannot tolerate opposing views and is a serial abuser of other persons. What's your response to this? Well, thank you for the privilege to respond to some of these issues. Unfortunately, I am not here to join issues with my brother there, because he has been a member of our party. He has had his shot. The issue why he was disengaged is not a matter for the page. It stands to me. If not, you understand that at the time I was the spokesman of the party so he should know that I was close to the system and I understand. Let me tell you that the declaration of this... Darlene, I was not disengaged. Don't worry, can you allow me? I want to talk about that. Please, if you can allow me. My dear brother, I can tell you that what has happened is a triumphant entry into the quality of Nigeria. And the question is why should it be that since yesterday the governor has made his intention known to Nigerian people. People are running through the looks and crannies of Nigeria. The character of a man, I don't understand when I call him a bully. I don't know how he is going to react to me if he is going to absolve it or take it in good faith. Not everybody would take that. You know that this excellence is not a man that you can discuss when you are not certain of what you are saying. Talking about whether he has a character and charisma and capability in this situation. My dear brother, the answer is yes. How? This is a state where we have different people from different tribes who do not understand themselves yet we live and do businesses together. Under his watch, we will be more united than ever. A man has shown interest like others have shown. What is the problem? We have a contest to make. The most important thing now is the internal election for a candidate to imagine where we are putting all we have to the table. Let all our brothers come together. At the end of the day, when he imagines for any other person imagine, we cannot begin to discuss. I don't want to believe that now is to deform the character of any person. Everybody has what they talk about him. But let me assure you that nobody should agree with me here that in 2014 from 2015 when we started campaign it was like an impossible mission. People never believed that we are going to make it. First, the story was as the minister he resigned and we saw it. He contested with 27 calabary aspirants and he defeated them. This is a man that goes for what he wants and he understands the cry of my people. If he can manage reverse state my brother would agree that before today reverse state was unplayable for investors. Reverse state was unplayable for commuters. Every day he did not pay left to right center. A man took the bull by the horn to say no. Because I took that code to protect the lives and properties of our people. Therefore I must go or out to see how it works. Before I go back to what will governor bring to the table as president of Nigeria based on his almost eight years of being governor of reverse state very quickly in one or two sentences? The governor has a lot of things to bring on table because he is a man that is properly informed from his political lineage. He understands the problems of Nigerian people. He understands that we have a lot of policies and laws in this country. Our problem is the implementation and he is ready to offer that. He has said he is going to find the insecurity where he fought in reverse state. He has said he is going to provide opportunities for our people. He is going to create a level playing ground so that investors could come and have assurances. Look at the laws of the land. For instance, when the court will give a judgment and you chose you and do not want to do it, no investors can come and invest in a short country and he has assured Nigerian people that when we run at our blueprint you will understand that this is a man that believes in the rule of law unless you break the rule of law part of your system. A lot people will believe in your country investors will begin to come Darlington, thank you. Some have said that in Governor Wike's, what I'd like to ask you, because I've followed the conversation on social media in River State, they have been pointing out that in Governor Wike's almost eight years of being the Helmholtz in River State, that his economic credentials have been almost zero. If you want to look at in terms of a private investment and bringing investment from the private sector into River State, he's done well in terms of internally generated revenue. But in terms of having an economic plan, bringing investment into River State, some have pointed out that there are not many companies that have come into River State to invest. Quickly, what do you say to that? It will not be correct to say that. If he has not created a proper economic status for reverse people, how does our GDP rise? We know what we met in 2015 when Wike came on board and we know what the GDP is today. The IGR is growing on daily basis. Why? Because Wike has given investors in River State assurances to do business. He has stopped outing. He has stopped kidnapping. Even though that there is no country you go to, you don't see pockets of crime and criminality. So he has reduced it. Thank you very much. Let's quickly go to Uponaboy in Kutairia. Uponaboy in Kutairia, yes, so Wike says he is PDP's best chance at clenching power back from the all-progressives Congress. Do you agree with that? Sorry, I didn't get that. Yes, so Wike says he's the best chance the people's Democratic Party has from clenching power back from the all-progressives Congress. Do you agree with him? Well, that is left to the party to decide. They are going to take on the advisement, the credentials of all those that declare their interests and present to Nigeria their best candidate. That is left for the party to decide. I am not going to stay there here to tell the party or any political party who are supposed to be their flag bearer, their standard bearer. That is the exclusive preserve of the party. Then after that presentation, Nigeria will now decide whether it's free to be their president or not. The first step is the party. When it's useful on trees, they don't want the fence removed. Let them claim that party to get fed. Then we talk of whether Nigeria to be put in or not. That's the purely PDP, all right. But then they also respond to that. And that means, you know, the prisoners are not being paid in reverse. Jobs are not paid in reverse. It's probably 5,000 jobs, they are not paid. Censionals are not paid. There is no promotion in the civil service. You know all that. These are facts. Censionals go forward. It is not correct to say so. And I'll give you the indices that we convene. Thank you very much for your time. Nalintinoji, we have to go. We'll definitely have a part two of this. Oh, I like to talk now. Because of time. We're going to have a part two of this. We do want to thank you, gentlemen. Nalintinoji is a former spokesman of the People's Republic of America in Rivers State. Uponapu and Gotara is a former special advisor on media and publicity to Governor Yosemite Wike. Uponapu, you made an accusation on me. I have no idea what you're talking about. So I'll get back to you after now to discover what it is you're talking about. But thank you very much for your time. Thanks to you, the viewer, for staying with us. Very interesting program today. We round up today's show with a report of the just concluded All Progressives Congress Convention on Coffee Retail Plus Partics returns tomorrow. While urging members of the party to be strong and united, President Mahmoud Oboari said the convention came at a crucial time when the party was preparing for another round of general election. Also, the vice president, Yemi Oshibaju, loaded the founding members of the party for forming a political party that dislodged the People's Democratic Party, PDP, after 16 years in power. This convention is coming at a crucial time when we will prepare for another round of general election. Therefore, the need to remain strong and united from the party, the experts at its abundant potentials at its disposal, will not be over-emphasized. We appreciate the right to both different opinions and aspirations. However, such differences must not be the detriment of the party. Over 4 billion beneficiaries of our government, environment, and enterprise program, the market money, trade and money, farm money, our private sector, as despite constraints, continue to do wonders. Only a few days ago, Mr. President commissioned one of the lightest, first light of the month in Africa and one of the lightest in the world. And in a few months, the lightest people and refineries in the world will become oppression. Senate President Ahmed Lawal and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femig Bajabiamila, loaded the president for his role in ensuring executive legislature harmony. They also held the president's commitment to the implementation and completion of projects across the six geopolitical zones and particularly the Second Niger Bridge in the southeast. Overstruct the Second Niger Bridge. They broke the ground and ran away. They never broke the ground for the second time and ran away. They never did anything. That time, they were pushed out of office. They promised only once and were almost achieving. By the grace of God, before the end of this year, Mr. President will go out for a mission to the Second Niger Bridge. You should know where you are, and where you are, and where you are. We love you man and we love you sugar. All things being equal, we take to implicitly each one of women inclusion in our constitutional list. We must do this because ours is a part of inclusion. This is the purpose of the progressive movement and we unpack the faith. As we are gathered here today from across the windows of our country, representing every religion, tribe, and gender, I urge you, fellow progressives, to adopt this model of lesion-building and economic tasks and act only good. The National Chairman, APC-CATICA Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, me, Malab Boonee, highlighted the achievements of the CATICA Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee. Let me assure you that I have nothing to fear. Your defection did not portray very low. You will by the grace of God be much successful and victorious in this period of course at the end of these mitigations. Your wise decision to join the APC along with millions of your supporters shall never be in vain. Senator Abdullahi Adamou emerged as the National Chairman of the party after he was endorsed by consensus, by delegates at the convention along with other new National Executive Council members. And this is coming about a year and nine months after the Adams-Oshamale-led National Working Committee, NWC, was sacked. Senator Adamou went into the election as a consensus candidate following the withdrawal of other aspirants from the contest. On behalf of the Senate and the very Republic of Nigeria, we wish to express our sincere appreciation to the leadership and members of the APC-CATICA Programme, the President of the Association gave me the honor of being given my consensus. So, we have allowed one of our members to be a contestant for the office of National Chairman of the APC-CATICA. Please vote for Senator Abdullahi Adamou. APC-CATICA! Also elected through consensus are Ima Enuku from Enugu State as the Deputy National Chairman, South Abu Bakar Kierri, Deputy National Chairman, North and Atumba Iola Omishori, National Secretary among others. All the consensus candidates were confirmed through voice votes at the convention.