Governor Nyesom Wike’s willingness to meet with Senator Iyorchia Ayu, the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), makes the PDP’s meeting with him questionable. Wike is the governor of Rivers State.
According to Anaedoonline.ng, the PDP chairman had previously stated that the NWC would meet with Wike and other disgruntled party members in order to reach a resolution before the general election.
Ayu requested that Adolphus Wabara speak with the governor of Rivers State and other party leaders about the issue that is roiling the organization during a visit to Wabara, the new chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT).
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The new BoT chairman was also requested by the PDP national chairman to make sure that whatever is possible to secure the party’s victory in the 2023 Presidential Election.
He said, “I am calling on you to lead in reaching out to our aggrieved members.
“You have the full support of myself, the candidate (Atiku Abubakar), and the whole NWC to reach out to Governor Wike, all the other governors, and any other person who is aggrieved. Plead with them to come back, and let’s work together in the PDP family.
“If we don’t win next year, Nigerians will be very disappointed. The hope of Nigeria is on us.
“So, as the new BoT chairman and with your diplomatic experience, we implore you to use your diplomatic skills to reach out to all our aggrieved members.
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“It is with your full support, including that of the presidential candidate and the vice-presidential candidate. We are appealing that they should come back and let us work together.”
However, it was discovered yesterday that the NWC delegation’s Wednesday meeting in Port Harcourt, which is slated to be presided over by PDP Deputy National Chairman (North), Illiya Damagun, is still in doubt.
Members of the NWC reportedly stated that there was no formal information to that effect, therefore they were unaware of the precise date of the Port Harcourt meeting.
A PDP national vice chairman who is a member of the NWC said that he was unaware of the planned visit, saying that “if it was tomorrow (today), we would have been informed by now.”
The leadership would need to arrange a convenient time for the peace trip to Rivers State, according to another member of the party organ. We’ll need to arrange a convenient time.
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According to a senior PDP official, Wike’s stance on the problem won’t alter because he continues to insist that Ayu replace himself with a southerner in order to maintain equality and justice in the party.
The source said: “How many meetings will they have before they do the right thing? It is not just by having meetings. What is important is for people to do things with honour and integrity. Just the other day, you called some people children and today, you are scheduling a meeting for reconciliation. Meanwhile, the subject of the crisis is that Ayu, a northerner must go for a southerner to take his place.
“That is the right thing to do and until it is done, what is the essence of holding a reconciliation meeting.”
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