PDP Crisis Takes New Turn as Benue Chapter Omits Atiku's Photos During Party's Important Event

PDP Crisis Takes New Turn as Benue Chapter Omits Atiku's Photos During Party's Important Event

  • The Benue state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has unveiled over 30 branded vehicles across the state
  • The vehicles were branded for the 2023 governorship campaign in the state and distributed to all the local government areas in Benue
  • However, the branded vehicles which were unveiled by the party were devoid of the images of the PDP's 2023 presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar

The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seems to have taken a different turn with the Benue state chapter of the party given Atiku Abubakar the Rivers state treatment.

The PDP in Benue state led by Governor Samuel Ortom unveiled campaign materials for the governorship election in the state.

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The Benue chapter of the PDP unveiled its campaign vehicles without photos of Atiku Abubakar. Photo: The Nation
Source: UGC

At the event, Ortom made good his threat of not supporting the PDP's presidential candidate for the 2023 election.

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The state chapter of the PDP unveiled the branding of over 30 vehicles put together for campaign activities.

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Atiku Abubakar's image missing

The branded vehicles, The Nation reports were without the images of the PDP's 2023 presidential candidate.

It was gathered that the vehicles were unveiled and distributed to PDP campaign coordinators across the 23 Local Government Areas of Benue state.

Amid rift with Wike, Rivers PDP omits Atiku's photos as important party event kicks off

As various 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 evidence of Governor Wike's loyalty to the party

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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).”

Source: Legit.ng

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Nnenna Ibeh Nnenna Ibeh is a journalist with over 10 years of experience with various media organisations including Premium Times. Being on the front burner of reporting politics and the different dimensions of governance, she is also passionate about girls' education and women's and children's health. With degrees in Journalism, Peace Studies & Conflict Res., and Dev. Studies, Nnenna has worked in the dev. sector as a communications officer for the Centre for Democracy and Dev. email: ibehnnenna@gmail.com