Amid Rift with Wike, Rivers PDP Omits Atiku's Photos as Important Party Event Kicks Off
- As carious political parties kick off their 2023 election campaign, the PDP in Rivers state has omitted Atiku's photos on its branded vehicles
- The vehicles, Legit.ng gathered will be used for campaigns in various communities and local government areas across the state
- According to a lawmaker, the fact that the vehicles were branded with PDP colours is an evidence of Governor Wike's loyalty to the party
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The Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers state has kicked off its 2023 election campaign in the state by releasing photos of its branded vehicles.
However, one thing quite noticeable in the action by the PDP leadership in the state is the conspicuous commission of the photos of the party's 2023 presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar from the images on the branded vehicles.
Source: UGC
Leadership reports that the branded vehicles numbering about 25 are ready to be unveiled by the party in Rivers state on Monday, October 24, at the PDP's campaign council secretariat along Woji Road in GRA, Port Harcourt.
Key positions in Rivers campaign council
Themed, 'New Rivers Vision Consolidation Project', the state's campaign council's director-general is Felix Obuah, a former chairman of the PDP in Rivers state.
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Also, Governor Nyesom Wike will be serving on the council in his capacity as the chairman.
The Punch reports that this action by the party in the state comes as there seems to be no light at the end of the tunnel in the crisis between the Rivers state governor and the PDP's 2023 presidential candidate Atiku.
Atiku and Wike's rift has over time created division among the party leadership with the latter and his team made up of other state governors calling for the removal of Iyiorchia Ayu as the national chairman of the PDP.
However reacting to the planned release of the branded buses, former member of the House of Representatives, Ogbonna Nwuke, said there is no cause for alarm.
Nwuke noted that the fact that the vehicles were adorned in PDP colours and its logo shows Wike's loyalty to the party.
His words:
“I haven’t seen the buses myself. I will have the opportunity to confirm it when the campaign office opens its doors to public on Monday. If as you said, the branded buses are not carrying images of Atiku, it shouldn’t come as a surprise.
“Members of the G5 (Five PDP Governors) have vowed to remain in the PDP. The fact that the buses are emblazoned in PDP colours is a confirmation of their membership of the party."
2023 election: Finally, Jandor reacts to Wike's endorsement of Sanwo-Olu, spills hard truth
The governorship candidate of the PDP in Lagos state, Abdulazeez Adediran known as Jandor, has reacted to Governor Wike's endorsement of his Lagos state colleague, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for a second term in office.
Jandor in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, on Wednesday, October 19, noted that he was not surprised by Wike's move.
He added that he was not happy with the statement the PDP in Lagos issued in response to Wike, saying, “They should not behave like him (Wike).”
PDP crisis: Opposition party suspends famous southern bigwig
The immediate past deputy governor of Imo, Engr Gerald Irona, had earlier been suspended by the PDP in Oguta ward A.
Engr Irona's suspension was announced in a signed letter written by the ward's disciplinary committee on Wednesday, October 19.
The letter was written by the committee's chairman and secretary, Festival Adigwe, and Joe Amakwe.
Source: Legit.ng
