PDP Crisis: Seyi Makinde Absent As PDP Governorship Candidates Meet
By Kabir Akintayo
The crisis rocking the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took another dimension, after the Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde, was absent at the interactive meeting with the PDP governorship candidates in Abuja.
Recall that the governor, according to the news been awash on various media platform, was among the delegate who led meeting between Wike and Tinubu in London on Tuesday, fueling speculations that Wike may work for Tinubu in the forthcoming election or may defect to the APC.
Meanwhile, Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has denied knowing about the meeting between the governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, his loyalists and the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in London.
Fielding questions from newsmen shortly after the interactive session, Bala said he believes in the supremacy and sanctity of the party, adding that the mood of the party is excellent.
He said: “The Chairman has already spoken. You know we are loyal party members. We believe in the supremacy and sanctity of the party and he has already told you that the mood is very excellent.
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“The candidates are coming together, unite to discuss, even issues of reconciliation. So, it is a very democratic party, he is open and we have ask him all the question that we need to ask about to win the elections and then the strategies are ours. We don’t have to relate it to the media now, but certainly we are on course. I am not aware of the meeting between other party members and governor Wike.”
Also speaking, the National Chairman of the party, Senator Iyorcha Ayu, who said that PDP wants to win 25 states, added that “the candidates came and express their concerns in their various states. Briefed us on the efforts they are making in their various states to win the election.
“As you know, the elections will be won in the states not just at the national level. I am very happy with the progress that are made so far in various states and some of the little issues that we have clarified and it was an extremely useful meeting.
“So we are happy that the members of the party are very determined that we don’t just win at the national level, but also States of Assembly, National Assembly and governors. We want to return about 25 state governors or more as we used to have. So the mood in the party is excellent.”
Speaking on behalf of the governorship candidates, Isa Mohammed Ashiru, Kaduna State Governorship Candidate and Chairman of PDP Governorship Candidates’ Forum, explained that they are on a consultative meeting with the party leaders.
He said: “We are here on a consultative meeting with our leaders on the way forward and we have extended discussions and views, regarding the 2023 elections and we are home and dry. We don’t have crisis in PDP. I don’t know where you got this information.”
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