Former Minister Reveals Position on Atiku, Wike Reconciliation, Drops Strong Hint

Former Minister Reveals Position on Atiku, Wike Reconciliation, Drops Strong Hint

  • The leadership of the opposition PDP and chieftains are doing all they can to ensure Atiku Abubakar and Governor Nyesom Wike resolve their differences
  • In fact, as the internal crisis in the party deepens, the party earlier rescheduled its NEC meeting and disclosed a new date would be announced
  • In a new development, former minister, Prof Jerry Gana hinted that the reconciliation move by the leadership of the PDP, would not fail

Former Minister of Information, Prof Jerry Gana has said that the reconciliation between the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar and Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state, will not fail.

According to Gana, a firm process for the reconciliation has started, adding that they will ensure it did not fail, Leadership reports.

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Governor Nyesom Wike, Atiku Abubakar, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, PDP, 2023 election
The emergence of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as Atiku's running mate led to the rift between the former vice-president and Wike. Photo credit: Governor Ifeanyi A. Okowa
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Gana reveals position

Speaking at a recent event organised by GreenFlames Film Production to mobilise Nigerians to vote peacefully in the 2023 general elections, Gana said there is hope Nigeria will get it right, adding that the PDP stands for unity.

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Gana said:

“We have started a reconciliation process between some members of our party. The process started this week and today (Saturday) it will continue. I am in the forefront of the reconciliation.
“We believed that this reconciliation will not fail because we need to deliver Nigeria from misgovernance.”

Prof Gana speaks on 2023 elections

Gana who called on all Nigerians to ensure they participate in the process added that God will deliver Nigeria mysteriously, in the forthcoming general elections in 2023.

“God is going to move in a mysterious way to deliver Nigeria, ” Gana said, adding that insecurity will go away if Nigerians vote for the right person to be president.

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Anxiety as PDP postpones caucus, NEC meetings amidst report of jittery among leaders

Legit.ng earlier reported that the PDP has suspended its caucus and national executive council meeting scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, August 10 and 11.

The umbrella party cited unforeseen circumstances as its reason for the suspension and noted that a new date for the meeting would soon be announced.

However, the announcement came amidst a report that the party is jittery following the Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike's invitation to opposition leaders to inaugurate projects in the state, the first of its kind in a while.

2023: Presidential candidate Governor Wike might work for revealed

In another development, there are indications that Governor Nyesom Wike might work in favour of Labour Party's candidate Peter Obi in the forthcoming elections.

A source within the PDP made this revelation stating that Wike is on the verge of replicating what Rauf Aregbesola did in Osun state.

The sources further noted that there are plans for Wike to use aggrieved members against Atiku within the PDP.

Source: Legit.ng

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Esther Odili (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Esther Odili is a journalist and a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng with 6+ years of experience. She Holds OND and HND in Mass Communication from the Nigerian Institue of Journalism (NIJ), where she was recognized as the best student in print journalism in 2018. Before joining Legit.ng, Esther has worked with other reputable media houses, such as the New Telegraph newspaper and Galaxy Television. In 2024, Esther obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. Email: esther.odili@corp.legit.ng.