PDP Crisis: Wike Sends Direct Warning to Atiku Over Continuous Attacks, Says "We Will Strike", Video Emerges

PDP Crisis: Wike Sends Direct Warning to Atiku Over Continuous Attacks, Says "We Will Strike", Video Emerges

  • Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has told Atiku Abubakar, the PDP presidential candidate, to warn his supporters to desist from attacking him and other leaders of the party
  • The governor promised to fire back if the attacks on the G5 governors from Atiku's camp continue
  • Wike said they (G5 Governors) want peace because enough is enough, adding that they are only asking for equity, justice and fairness within the party structure

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Eleme, Rivers - The governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, has told Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to tell his supporters to stop attacking the leaders of the party.

In a video posted on his Facebook page, the governor sent the warning to the former vice president during the inauguration of the 10.3km Indorama-Agbonchia-Ogale-Ebube-East-West road in Eleme local government area of Rivers state.

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Wike tells Atiku to caution his supporters against attacking G5 governors Photo Credit: Nyesom Wike
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According to Wike:

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"If anybody in the PDP presidential campaign council insults us, insults our leaders, insults the 5G governors, the integrity leaders, we will fight back.
"Enough is enough. We want peace. All we want is equity, fairness and what? Justice! Nobody should take us for granted.
"I cannot understand people who just left APC two days ago, two weeks ago, are talking about the PDP, that we stayed suffered to build the party"

See the video below:

The genesis of PDP crisis

The PDP had been plunged into crisis since the emergence of Atiku Abubakar, the opposition party's presidential candidate.

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The G5 governors, also known as the integrity group, are calling for the resignation of the PDP national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, to step aside and give room for another chairman from southern Nigeria to emerge.

Ayu, who had promised to step aside if a northern emerged as the PDP presidential candidate, had refused to keep to his words. At the same time, Atiku appeared to be backing him as he had never supported his resignation publicly.

Asari Dokubo rubbished Atiku's chances, endorses Tinubu

Legit.ng earlier reported that Asari Dokubo, the ex-militant leader, endorsed the presidential candidate of the APC, Bola Tinubu, ahead of the 2023 election.

The Rivers State-born activist said the record of the former Lagos state governor are identifiable credentials, and he has an edge above his peers in the 2023 presidential race.

However, Dokubo rubbishes the candidacy of Atiku Abubakar of the PDP and others contesting against Tinubu in the 2023 election.

Source: Legit.ng

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with 7 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Google's Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop. He previously worked as an Editor with OperaNews. Legit’s Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023). Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng