PDP crisis: Nigerians’ll know the truth soon — Wike

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said he would soon speak on the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2023 general election.

Wike said when he speaks, Nigerians would know the truth of all that transpired in the PDP recently.

The governor made this known via a tweet on his Twitter handle on Saturday.

“I will speak soon and Nigerians will know the truth of all that has transpired in the PDP in recent times,” Wike stated.

The Star recalls that since former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar emerged as the PDP presidential candidate, the opposition party has been embroiled in rancour.

The crisis became worsened after Atiku named the governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, as his running mate for the 2023 presidential election.

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Many had expected Wike, who came second in the party’s presidential primaries, to be chosen as the party’s vice-presidential candidate.

It would be recalled that Atiku polled 371 to defeat Wike, who garnered 237 votes.

The PDP National Working Committee (NWC) later nominated three names that included Okowa, Wike, and Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, to Atiku for the party’s vice-presidential candidate.

Atiku, however, selected Governor Okowa as his running mate for the 2023 general election.

The PDP presidential candidate, while speaking in an interview on Friday, said he didn’t jettison the recommendation of the PDP committee on the selection of the party’s vice presidential candidate.

The former Vice-President said he chose Okowa because he felt the governor could deliver for the party in 2023.

The Star