Pending a dramatic change of events, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has moved on with preparations for the
A party source told LEADERSHIP Sunday that the reason why the PDP national chairman, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, went on the offensive last week against Wike and others was because of Atiku’s resolve to move on.
He said, “We are getting prepared to head into the elections with the mindset of certain scenarios. We are mindful of the options before the Wike camp, they have the option of dumping the party, staying put and working against the party, and remaining indifferent to the party activities. The source who did not want his name in print said, “The whole meeting was a way for the presidential candidate to assure the candidates that there is no cause for alarm and that the party is in course to win the election.
“This party respects every member of the party. The party even Governor Wike agreed that Nigeria is the issue. This party is PDP and not one man’s party,” he said. Some of the names being touted to emerge as the party’s director general for the election are Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal and former Senate president, Bukola Saraki.
The party’s public relations officer, Dr. Akeem Olatunji, told LEADERSHIP Sunday that the criss became necessary for the party’s success at the 2023 general elections. He argued that this would be beneficial not only to the party’s presidential candidate, Abubakar Atiku but all the contestants on the platform of the party and also enhance its chances at the polls.
Reports emerged that Wike, Seyi Makinde of Oyo, Samuel Ortom of Benue and Okezie Ikpezu of Abia were willing to support the candidacy of Tinubu in exchange of the former Lagos governor’s backing for PDP governorship and senatorial candidates in their respective states.
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