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Seventeen governorship candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Tuesday, met with the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike in Port Harcourt over the lingering crisis emanated from the party presidential primaries.
According to a VANGUARD source from Government House, the governorship hopefuls from Katsina, Sokoto, Jigawa, Kaduna, and 13 other states met with Wike at his private residence in Rumueprikon, Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of the state and appealed to him to support the presidential candidate of the party, Ahaji Atiku Abubakar, his running mate, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, as well as the party’s National Chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu.
The source told Vanguard that the guber candidates begged Wike to forgive Atiku and Ayu in the interest of the party’s victory in the 2023 general elections.
The PDP governorship candidate of Lagos State, Dr Olajide Adediran, and his Ogun State counterpart, Mr Ladi Adebutu were among the guber candidates that visited Wike.
The source, who spoke in confidence, said: “Aside from the challenges being faced in the various state chapters, the aspirants expressed concerns over the lingering crisis within the party at the national level and offered to mediate as a group.
“They agreed to meet with Governor Nyesom Wike and those sympathetic to his cause to find an amicable solution to the crisis.”
A series of meetings are also scheduled to hold beginning Wednesday with the ultimate aim of getting every party member on board.
Feelers from the Wike camp indicate that members of the group have not foreclosed dialogue but are insisting that it would be on their terms.