Wike allies withdraw from Atiku’s campaign, insist Ayu must go

September 21, 2022

With few days to the commencement of campaigns for the 2023 general elections, Governor Nyesom Wike’s camp in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has officially announced withdrawal from participating in the presidential campaign of the party.

Olabode George made the announcement on behalf of the group after a long meeting which started at about 7pm on Tuesday and ended at past 2am on Wednesday at the private residence of governor Wike in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.

With members of the group still insisting on Iyorcha Ayu’s resignation as National  Chairman of the party to give way for a southern candidate, they declared that none of them will participate in whatever capacity in the campaign council.

Present at the meeting were: 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.