As parties gear up towards the commencement of political campaign across states of the federation, another trouble has emerged in the camp of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as loyalists to the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has officially announced their withdrawal from the Presidential Campaign Council of the party flag bearer, Atiku Abubakar.
The group briefed journalists after a long meeting which started at about 7pm last night and ended by 2am this morning at the private residence of Wike in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
Members of the group said none of them will participate in whatever capacity in the campaign council unless the National Chairman of the party, Iyorchia Ayu, resigns for a southern candidate.
Some members of the group were recently appointed as leaders and members of the campaign council for the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
Present at this defining gathering at Wike’s residence in Port Harcourt include Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State; former Governors Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo, Ayo Fayose of Ekiti, Donald Duke of Cross River, Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe and Jonah Jang of Plateau, former Attorney General of the Federation, Mohammed Adoke.
Others at the meeting are elder statesmen, Olabode George, Jerry Gana; South-South Chairman of the PDP, Dan Orbih; former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chibudom Nwuche; Senator Suleiman Nazif, Nnenna Ukeje, among several others.
The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced September 28, the official date for candidates to kick-off their campaigns and all parties have been busy inaugurating their campaign council for the commencement of campaign.
