Rivers 2015: Elders give PDP 7-day ultimatum to drop Wike as governorship candidate

Some elders in the riverine areas of River State have issued a seven-day ultimatum to the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party to withdraw the governorship candidate, Nyesom Wike from the race. They expressed discontent over what they described as injustice and marginalization by the ruling elite in the state, for continuously neglecting the region in the choice of candidates to occupy the highest office in the state.