Atiku In Trouble As Details of Presidential Candidate Wike Plans To Support Emerge
- The rift between Governor Nyesom Wike and Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the PDP, might give birth to a new dimension in January before the 2023 election
- This is as Wike, who is leading 5 governors of the PDP on their call for justice and equity within the leadership of the party promised to announce his preferred presidential candidate in January
- On this background, a member of the APC's national working committee expressed confidence that Wike-led G5 governors will throw their weight behind Bola Tinubu, APC presidential candidate
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There are indications that the Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, will declare support for Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in January 2023.
This is as leaders of the APC expressed optimism that Wike-led G5 governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will support Tinubu in the 2023 presidential elections, Independent reported.
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The G5 governors also known as the Integrity Group are the aggrieved governors of the PDP calling for the resignation of the party's national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, as a precondition to support Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the PDP.
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They include Wike, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia, Oyo's Seyi Makinde, Samuel Ortom and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Benue and Enugu.
Last week, Governor Wike promised to reveal the presidential candidate he would be campaigning for in January ahead of the 2023 election.
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The governor also disclosed that he would embark on nationwide campaigns for the candidate, to convince Nigerians to cast their votes for him.
Speaking on Sunday, a member of the national working committee of the APC who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the leaders of the ruling party are confident that Wike and his allies will declare support for Tinubu.
His statement reads in part:
"We in the APC are very confident the G-5 governors will back Asiwaju. There are three major presidential candidates in the election. They have completely ruled out Atiku of PDP. Atiku’s campaign team even boasted that they can win the election without the support of the integrity governors. Don’t forget, Atiku also ignored Seyi Makinde and announced Ademola Adeleke as the Chairman of the South-West Coordinating Committee of the campaign council”.
PDP youths fume, hits Wike over verbal attacks on Atiku's ally, Secondus
Legit.ng earlier reported that the PDP salvation movement, a youth group in the leading opposition party, has condemned Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state for his verbal attacks on some party leaders.
The group condemned Wike for berating and denigrating Uche Secondus, the erstwhile PDP national chairman.
Just like Wike, the group also noted that members of Atiku's campaign council in Rivers state also have the right to pitch their tent with the PDP presidential candidate.
Source: Legit.ng
