PDP Crisis: “Remove Wike Before Elections,” Atiku’s Strong Ally Sends Urgent Message to Buhari
- The Atiku/Okowa presidential campaign council has urged the federal government to take the governor of Rivers state out of the system before the 2023 general elections commence
- The spokesperson of the PDP campaign council made this call while noting removing Wike is the only solution to tackle the party's internal crisis
- Meanwhile, the case for the removal and suspension of Wike from the PDP is still in court, a few weeks before the presidential election
The internal crisis rocking Nigeria's main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has taken a new dimension.
This is as the spokesperson for the PDP Presidential Campaign Council, Daniel Bwala, told the Federal Government to remove the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, before the 2023 general elections commence.
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Call for Wike's removal from PDP heightens
Bwala, who spoke Wednesday, February 15, on Arise TV, said the only solution to the unending crisis in the PDP in the state is the removal of the state governor.
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He added that the Federal Government should declare a state of emergency in Rivers.
Bwala also said that Wike’s antics may deter free and fair conduct of the forthcoming elections in the state, a report by The Punch confirmed.
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He said,
“If the chief executive officer of the state cannot allow a free and fair conduct, then the proper thing to do is to declare a state of emergency, remove him and conduct election there and this wouldn’t be new in Nigeria.”
Speaking further, Bwala said that the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, would win the presidential election even in Rivers State.
2023 presidency: “I am not campaigning for You, Neither am I campaigning against You,” Wike tells Tinubu
Legit.ng reported earlier that the governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike revealed his support for the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Wike, on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, when he received the former Governor of Lagos State and his presidential campaign team in Port Harcourt, said he is neither working for Tinubu nor against Tinubu.
In a video making rounds the internet, Wike noted that the truth must be told and that Tinubu has all it takes to rule the country.
PDP Family Commotion Heightens as Suspended Nnamani Reaffirms Support for Tinubu Sues PDP, Ayu
The ongoing crisis within the ranks of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reached a heated point as a suspended party member, lawmaker and former governor, Chimaroke Nnamani, has filed a suit against the party and its national leadership.
Senator Nnamani's decision to sue the party was informed by the conclusion of the PDP to sanction his suspension as an eligible member of the party based on the premise of anti-party activities.
It will be recalled that Senator Nnamani, a PDP member, publicly declared his support for Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC).
Source: Legit.ng
