Senator Olaka Wogu, a supporter of Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, has offered his opinion on the ongoing conflict inside the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), just days before the official start of the PDP’s 2023 presidential campaign.
Nobody can now foresee what Wike and his group will do if the PDP insists that the party chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, will keep his position, according to Wogu, who talked candidly with newsmen over the weekend.
The party leader voiced worry that it would be devastating if the party leadership ignored the problems with Wike’s team and continued with the election procedures.
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As elections approach, Wogu stated that Wike and his disgruntled supporters would need to convene to deliberate their course of action.
“There is no way anybody can tell what the Wike group will do. That will only emerge when the group meets. We have a group and the stakeholders own the process. Wike is not by himself; there are other governors, former governors, senators, BoT members and prominent members, who are sympathetic to his cause and are star members of the party.
“The issue is, what do they want to do with this defiance; do they want to stand against it or accept it? But like I said, whatever the group decides will be a product of consultation.
“Certainly, you can expect that if that (Ayu’s refusal to step down) is the position the party has taken, in spite of the hue and cry of these members of the party, it’s unfortunate and regrettable and it is something that the Wike people are likely to view in those lights,” Wogu told Newsmen.
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Speaking on whether Wike’s camp is meeting anytime soon, Wogu said he was unaware of the next meeting date, noting that its meetings were usually informed by developments.
“I don’t think there is any day that at least one important member of the party is not talking to Wike. He is continually being spoken to by very senior members of the party and indeed Nigerians,” he said.
On whether or not the Wike group would concede the party’s decision, Wogu said, “Every opinion is legitimate to the opinion holder, so those who feel they should concede have their reasons and the Wike group not conceding has its reasons too. The Wike group members have not asked anything for themselves; it has been based on equity, justice, fair play, unity and honour. You said you would do this, do it.”
He believed that Wike and his allies’ demands were not directed at him personally. According to Wogu, standing up for one’s beliefs can be isolating and lead to misunderstandings, but the other side should also give it some thought.
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