Some chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party have finally met with Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State.
According to BusinessDay, the PDP members reached an agreement to to work for the success of the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in the 2023 general elections.
It was gathered that the closed-door emergency meeting held at the Rivers State governor’s lodge in Abuja on Sunday.
BusinesDay quoted a member of the PDP National Working Committee who spoke on condition of anonymity saying that none of the serving or former governors was leaving the party as was being rumoured.
He said all the party chieftains resolved to work together to address whatever internal crisis exists and support the party’s presidential candidate towards victory in the 2023 elections.
Those at the meeting include Governors Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, Samuel Ortom of Benue State, and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State
Also at the meeting are former governor of Cross River state, Donald Duke; former governor of Benue state, Gabriel Suswam; former Ondo state governor, Olusegun Mimiko and former Bayelsa state governor, Seriake Dickson.
Others are the former governor of Kogi state, Ibrahim Idris; former Plateau state governor, Jonah Jang; former Minister of Information, Prof. Jerry Gana, and Kano PDP governorship candidate, Mohammed Abacha.
Senate Minority Leader, Philip Aduda, was also at the meeting with some members of the PDP National Assembly caucus.
