There are signs that the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Atiku Abubakar and Rivers State Governor Nyensom Wike would disagree over who will be the minority leader in the 10th House of Representatives.
According to Newsmen, Wike and Atiku had a fight prior to the February presidential election, which prompted four other governors to oppose Atiku’s presidential campaign.
According to reports, Atiku and Wike will square off once more for the position of minority leader in the tenth House of Representatives.
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Leadership claims that Atiku and Wike support several candidates running for office on the PDP platform, including those hoping to lead the minority caucus in the House of Representatives.
In order to gain an advantage, the pair are presently mobilizing members of the lower house of parliament on the platforms of the PDP and other opposition parties.
The position of minority leader in the House is currently up for grabs between Hon. Kingsley Chinda of Obio/Akpor Federal Constituency in Rivers State and Hon. Oluwole Oke of Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency in Osun State, both of whom were elected on the PDP platform.
Wike has placed his support behind Chinda, while Atiku is supporting Oke, the 9th Assembly’s House Committee on Public Accounts chairman.
As may be recalled, Wike backed Chinda for the same position in the 9th Assembly, but he was unable to secure the position after being outsmarted by colleagues led by Ifeanyi Okowa, the departing governor of Delta State, who backed Hon. Ndudi Elumelu from the Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency of Delta State, who ultimately won the position.
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The PDP caucus in the 10th Assembly, which has not yet been inaugurated, has already split into two groups, the “Greater Minority” and the “Minority Apex,” over the decision between Oke and Chinda.
The “Greater Minority” supports Atiku in his effort to free Oke, the group’s leader.
Chinda, who is also the organization head, is being promoted by the “Minority Apex”—a group rumored to be Wike’s loyalist.
An elected member of the House of Representatives on the platform of PDP said, “Our presidential candidate in the last presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and the outgoing governor of Rivers State, Mr. Nyesom Wike, have resumed hostilities. This time around, it’s a war to determine who becomes the leader of the Minority Caucus in the 10th House of Representatives.
“The former Vice President has thrown his weight behind Hon. Oluwole Oke, who represents Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency of Osun State and current chairman of the Public Account Committee in the 9th Assembly.
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“The governor of Rivers State, Mr Nyemson Wike, has renewed his support for Hon. Kingsley Chinda, who represents Obio/Akpor Federal Constituency of Rivers State. If you can recall, Governor Wike also supported Chinda for this position in the 9th Assembly but Chinda couldn’t make it because the efforts of Governor Wike to his favour were frustrated by Governor Okowa and few other governors, who threw up Hon Ndudi Elumelu, who represents Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency of Delta State, and who eventually emerged as leader of the minority caucus of the 9th House of Representatives.
“The members-elect on the banner of PDP are divided into two camps: “Greater Minority” and “Minority Apex”. Each of them are glamouring for either Oke or Chinda. The two groups have Alhaji Atiku and Governor Wike as their patron and sponsor. The Greater Minority and the Atiku faction in PDP are accusing their counterpart in the Minority Apex of planning to hand over the party over to Wike.”
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