PDP Crisis: NEC Speaks on Punishment for Wike, Ortom, Others
- The PDP leadership has spoken on how it will deal with aggrieved governors on its platform, like Nyesom Wike, Samuel Ortom and others
- A leading member of the party, Chief Bode George, said the PDP needs to apply caution and tolerate such persons
- For George, whether the PDP likes it or not, Wike and his camp will do whatever they want if Iyorchia Ayu refuses to resign
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Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Executive Committee (NEC) have stated that the party's leadership will continue to appeal to aggrieved governors within its fold.
Bode George calls for caution in dealing with aggrieved governors
On his part, a former chairman of the Board of Trustees of the party, Chief Bode George, told The Punch that the party must apply wisdom and caution in dealing with those who feel cheated already.
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Calling on Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate, to be nationalistic in his approach, George also urged Iyorchia Ayu to put on his thinking cap in dealing with the issues on ground.
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For George, even if the party has a plan to sanction some persons, this is not the time.
His words:
“Even if the party wants to do so (sanction them), the time is not now. As an elder of the party, if Atiku remains completely adamant that he will not listen and Ayu is sending tantrums all over the place, whatever anybody wants to do, they will do it. These governors are not pawns on the chessboard, and Atiku should know this."
Wike trying to spoil Atiku's ticket - Deputy youth leader
Giving his take on the issue, the PDP's deputy national youth leader, Timothy Osadolor, said the party has decided to tolerate the governors.
However, Osadolor alleged that Governor Nyesom Wike is trying to demarket Atiku's ticket so that he can position himself for the position in 2027.
He noted that the same Wike will need the backing of northerners in 2027 when he comes for the ticket.
His words:
“The party in its wisdom has decided to tolerate them. Wike is trying to damage the ticket of Atiku Abubakar so that in 2023 he will position himself for the 2027 elections.
"If Wike damages Atiku’s ticket, won’t he need the support of Northerners to run in 2027? Wike is putting himself on the wrong side of history and those clapping for him do not know that he is using them for his advantage.”
Wike, others taking undue advantage - PDP NEC member
Moreover, Ibrahim Tsauri, a member of the PDP NEC and former national secretary, said, despite the fact that Wike and his colleagues “are taking undue advantage of the powers they have", the party must continue to explore all chances of reconciliation.
Tsauri stated:
“The party cannot implement any sanction now because the PDP is a truly national party that is interested in progress, not divisions.”
Wike drops bombshell, says “Atiku is not the only candidate of the PDP"
Wike in a media chat on Friday, October 14, maintained that the presidential candidate of the PDP was not the only candidate of the party.
The PDP chieftain made this assertion while noting that he is busy campaigning for the opposition party in Rivers state.
Interestingly, the crisis rocking the opposition party worsens as the Rivers governor and other aggrieved members are insisting Ayu must resign and the national chairmanship position must be ceded to the southern region of Nigeria.
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