Wike vs Fubara: Tension as PDP Governors Make Fresh Declaration

• PDP governors have reaffirmed their support for Siminalayi Fubara as the party's leader in Rivers state amidst a leadership tussle with Nyesom Wike
• Wike, who has been at odds with Fubara, threatened to "put fire in their states" and promised sleepless nights to governors who challenge him
• However, Bala Mohammed, chairman of the PDP Governors' Forum, responded calmly, saying Bauchi has enough water to quench such fire

Governors from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have reaffirmed their support for Siminalayi Fubara as the party's leader in Rivers state, where he serves as the governor.

This decision was made during a meeting in Taraba state, and it's clear that the party is standing firm behind Fubara amidst a leadership tussle with Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

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Wike threatens PDP governors

Wike, who has been at odds with Fubara, threatened to "put fire in their states" and promised sleepless nights for governors who challenge him in Rivers. However, Bala Mohammed, the chairman of the PDP Governors' Forum, responded calmly, saying Bauchi has enough water to quench such fire.

According to Daily Trust, Mohammed reiterated that the PDP recognizes serving governors as party leaders in their respective states and that Fubara should be allowed to control the party's structure in Rivers.

Mohammed also acknowledged the mentor-mentee relationship between Wike and Fubara, expressing hopes that they will work together in harmony. Additionally, he addressed the party's leadership issues, citing constitutional aberrations and the need to address problems.

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The Bauchi governor maintained that the PDP was working to ensure that the North Central region assumed its rightful responsibility, as was the case when Ahmadu Muazu became the national chairman after Alhaji Bamanga Tukur's resignation.

The PDP Governors' Forum has consistently supported Fubara, and it's clear that they won't back down. With the party's established practice of recognizing serving governors as state leaders, it will be interesting to see how this situation unfolds.

Primate Ayodele predicts PDP's end

Legit.ng earlier reported that the PDP had been predicted to meet its final destruction by August 2014 as the internal crisis rocking the opposition gets deeper.

Primate Elijah Ayodele, the spiritual leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, revealed a fresh vision foreseeing the party's fate.

Ayodele said there were plans to destroy the party and urged concerned members to devise a strategy to avert the destruction.

Proofreading by Nkem Ikeke, journalist and copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng