Senator Ben Obi and Prof Obiora Okonkwo, the chairman and director general of Anambra State’s Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Council, respectively, have stated that a special team is trying to settle the deadlock between the party’s presidential candidate and the G5 governors.
They made the announcement on Wednesday in Awka, Anambra State, at a pre-campaign press conference to promote Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s visit on Thursday.
The campaign council also took advantage of the opportunity to present the candidate’s itinerary in Anambra State.
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Senators Ben Obi and Okonkwo, who addressed the media, stated that attempts are being made to reconcile Atiku with the G5 governors, and that the state is also set to deliver Atiku victory in the 2023 election.
Obi said: “It is a common thing for political parties to have crises. That is not out of place, and we have a team that is working to resolve the crisis in the PDP.
“This is not something we want to make public, but let me tell you that the G5 governors are also willing for peace, Wike (Rivers State governor) has said so. We have a team that is working on that, and for now, we are not willing to make the outcome public, but we are working.”
Okonkwo also added that: “Even in those states where those rifts are going on, there are still campaigns going on, and the plan is to vote PDP from top to bottom. In Abia, you have heard of the five-over-five slogan, and all our governors are still campaigning for Atiku.
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“In all their (G5 Governors’) demands, they have never said they have any problem with Atiku personally. It is not a matter that can not be resolved.”
On the candidate’s itinerary in Anambra on Thursday, Okonkwo said the party expects enormous mobilization and has planned a number of activities for him.
“Arrival is by 10 am, we will meet him at the airport and also move to the Governor’s Lodge, where the presidential candidate will meet with Governor Chukwuma Soludo. From there he will have an interactive non-partisan meeting with the traditional rulers of Anambra State.
“He will commission the campaign office, and also interact with town union leaders, market leaders, at Ekwunife Centre, before hitting the campaign arena.”
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The party had already declared a public holiday for all PDP members in the state, and Okonkwo stated that the decision is still in effect, and that a large audience is expected during the campaign.
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