The Hausa community in Rivers State said on Saturday in Port Harcourt that they were not part of the group that endorsed Governor Nyesom Wike for a second tenure in office.

A group of Hausa community, led by one Alhaji Mesundu, was among the hundreds of non-indigene residents in the state that endorsed Wike for second tenure on Wednesday in Government House Port Harcourt.

During the visit, Mesundu said the entire Hausa community in the state was in support of Wike’s second tenure and promised to mobilise support to actualise the Governor’s 2015 bid.

But the state liaison officer of the Hausa community, Alhaji Musa Saidu said the Hausa community in the state had not endorsed anybody for 2019 governorship election.

Saidu, who spoke in Port Harcourt, said the Hausa community in the state has political and administrative structures headed by both traditional institutions and other leaders of thought, explaining that none of the bodies were consulted before the endorsement was made.

He said that Mensudu's endorsement of Wike was his personal opinion and did not represent the interest of the entire northern community in the state.

In his words: “I read in the media that a certain group of people led by one Alhaji Mensudu went to Government House on Thursday and endorsed Governor Wike for the- second tenure in office.

“I want to state here that Alhaji Mensudu does not have the mandate to speak on behalf of Hausa community in Rivers State. What transpired in Government House on Wednesday where Mensudu claimed that the entire Hausa community is in support of Wike is his personal opinion and does not in any way represent the interest of the entire northern community.

“Mesundu does not understand the political and administrative structure of Hausa community in Rivers State. We have an organised leadership structure headed by Sariki Hausawa, who is our spiritual leader.

“I am the Chief Liaison Officer of the Hausa community in Rivers State. If we want to endorse anybody, we will meet and take decision on that. We have not discussed any issue concerning the endorsement of anybody.

“So we have not endorsed Governor Wike for 2019. If there is any need for that, the entire leadership of the Hausa community will meet and take decision on that.”

Saidu called on the public to disregard such endorsement saying that the Hausa community in the state was yet to take decision on who to support in 2019.

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