PDP BoT Chairman Recommends High-Powered Delegation to Visit Rivers Governor Wike

The Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Walid Jibrin, has recommended the setting up of a high powered delegation to visit Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state to reconcile with him.

Wike was said to be aggrieved over the outcome of the party’s Presidential primary which was won by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
Atiku had subsequently nominated Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state as his running mate.

Wike came second during the Presidential primary. Also, 14 of the 17 member committee set up to nominate a Presidential running mate, were said to have recommended Wike.
In a statement on Sunday in Kaduna, Jibrin said, it was imperative to set up a delegation to visit Nwike for reconciliation.
He said the delegation should be led by the Presidential candidate.

The BoT Chairman also frowned at comments being made by some party members and some Nigerians over the choice of Okowa as the Presidential running mate.
“We must come back to our senses and give total support to the party to enable it form government in 2023”, he said.
Jibrin said it is “very necessary

that our Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and the National Chairman of the PDP, Senator Iyochia Ayu immediately visit Wike as soon as they return to the country.
He said Abubakar and Okowa, should lead the delegation to the visit.

Jibrin suggested that other members of the delegation should include the party’s National Chairman, Senator Iyochia Ayu and members of the National Working Committee (NWC), himself as the BoT Chairman, the 13 PDP governors and former governors of the party among others.

“It is very important to note that Governor Wike is very responsible and a very obedient member of PDP who assisted tremendously towards building the party to what it is today.
“We must therefore encourage him never to leave the party.

“In light of the above, I want to appeal to all PDP members and leaders to stop making comments aimed at reducing and running down the party.

“We must be ready to forget and forgive ourselves by encouraging Nigerians to continue supporting us and our party.
“It is my strong appeal to all current and former governors, former presidents of Nigeria not to add more fuel to the fire but to always try to quench the fire from spreading,” Jibrin said.

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