According to reports, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former vice president and presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar have postponed their presidential campaign rallies.
According to Anaedoonline.ng, the campaign rallies that had been planned for the states of Kebbi and Zamfara for Wednesday, December 12, and Thursday, December 13, 2022, respectively, have been postponed.
Recall that Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and his allies, Governors Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, and others, have demanded the resignation of the party’s National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, in the interest of balance, equity, and fairness, alleging that the party leadership is heavily dominated by the north.
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Ayu must quit before he agrees to support Atiku, according to Wike, who also noted that the national chairman agreed to step down if the party’s presidential candidate emerges from the north.
The biggest opposition party reportedly stopped holding protests in order to go back and carry on talks with the Wike group, also known as the G-5 governors.
According to reports, Atiku has enlisted the help of several party heavyweights, including former Senate President David Mark, former Rivers State Governor and Wike’s “godfather” Peter Odili, and former Delta State Governor James Ibori, to appease the outspoken Rivers State Governor.
Speaking on the rally’s postponement, Kola Ologbondiyan, the former PDP publicity secretary and the party’s campaign spokeswoman, claimed that the rally had not been delayed or postponed.
“No, no, no, the campaign was not put on hold, It was not suspended,” he said.
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Dele Momodu, the PDP presidential campaign council’s director of strategic communications, addressed the rumored postponement and refuted media reports that the party had halted its rallies due to the conflict between Atiku and Wike.
Momodu responded via his verified Instagram account, claiming that the rumors are untrue and that the party is moving forward with its rallies and is scheduled to visit Kaduna next.
“Absolute falsehood…unlike the APC which is yet to put its act together, our Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Council has taken off at supersonic speed…see you soon in Kaduna by God’s grace,” Momodu said.
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