Prominent governorship candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party have met with Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike to resolve the ongoing PDP crisis.
In the meeting, the governorship hopefuls appealed to Wike to forgive Atiku and reunite with him for the good of the party.
They asked him to support their Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, his running mate, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, as well as the party’s National Chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu.
A source from Government House, said the meeting lasted for about 2 hours, where 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.
Some of the candidates who were with the governorship candidates of Katsina, Sokoto, others include: the Lagos PDP governorship candidate, Dr Olajide Adediran, and his Ogun State counterpart, Mr Ladi Adebutu.
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.
A series of meetings are also scheduled to hold beginning Wednesday with the ultimate aim of getting every party member on board.