Peter Obi snubs Labour party governorship candidate in Rivers, sides with Wike’s anointed

<p><strong>Labour Party’s <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;Openlife&period;ng">Peter Obi<&sol;a> has thrown support for Governor Nyesom Wike-backed Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Rivers&comma; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;Openlife&period;ng">Siminialayi Fubara<&sol;a>&comma; ignoring his own party’s flag bearer <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;Openlife&period;ng">Beatrice Itubor<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>On Thursday in Port Harcourt&comma; Mr Obi repeatedly referred to Mr Fubara as <strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;incoming governor”<&sol;strong> while making his remarks at a project commissioning ceremony&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Mr Wike had invited the Labour Party presidential candidate to inaugurate the Nkpolu-Oroworukwo flyover bridge in Port Harcourt&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I have listened to what he said&comma; that I should advise labour people to be careful about the state&period; I will talk to them&comma; we will negotiate&comma;”<&sol;strong><&sol;em> Mr Obi said excitedly&period; <em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We would leave the state for them&comma; and they will leave the federal for us&period;”<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;former-minister-of-defence-dies-in-abuja-photo&sol;">Former Minister Of Defence Dies In Abuja &lpar;PHOTO&rpar;<&sol;a><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Mr Obi was a PDP presidential aspirant before he pulled out to clinch the Labour Party’s ticket in May&period; His ambition has enjoyed enthusiasm among many youths but has continued to lack needed support from established politicians who control local politics in many parts of the country&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The former Anambra governor has been courting the support of Mr Wike&comma; an influential opposition politician&comma; ahead of next year’s polls&period; This is more so as the Rivers governor has fallen out with his party’s leadership and its presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;