PDP, APC Senators, Others Offended Over Wike’s Opposition To Atiku

Senators elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Social gathering (PDP) are reportedly indignant with Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State over his opposition to the presidential candidate of the PDP, Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.

It was gathered that the lawmakers, throughout social gathering strains, and Northern leaders really feel that Wike’s steady assault on Atiku is an assault on the north.

Naija Information experiences that regardless of strikes to reconcile Atiku and Wike, the Rivers State Governor and his loyalists (Governors Samuel Ortom, Seyi Makinde, and Okezie Ikpeazu of Benue, Oyo, and Abia States) are insisting on the removing of the social gathering’s Nationwide Chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu.

Northern Anger

A number of sources confide in Vanguard that each APC and PDP senators now see Wike’s actions as not simply humiliating to Atiku but in addition to all the north.

The supply stated: “The north is being attentive to what Wike is doing to Atiku. I’m one in all them and I can inform you confidently that they don’t seem to be pleased with Wike.

‘’He misplaced an election and has turned his opposition to Atiku into the age-long North/South divide. The leaders, together with senators in each events, should not pleased with Wike. And so they have resolved to shock him on the applicable time. What does he need?

‘’He’s a poor scholar of historical past and has forgotten that Atiku is north’s highest consultant within the election.”

A Battle For Survival

Talking additional, the supply stated the dispute between the Rivers State Governor and the previous vp is deliberate and engineered by Wike to safe a place for himself if the PDP wins subsequent yr’s election.

The supply stated the actual problem between Wike and Atiku is intentionally distorted to suit a story and that narrative is that it’s a combat by Wike for relevance.

He famous that Wike, having invested within the social gathering, has a proper to insist to be on the high desk, including that the Rivers State Governor got here second within the social gathering major.

“In all democracies, when the winner emerges, the one who comes closest within the race, some grounds will probably be conceded to him and his followers.

“One had anticipated that instantly after the first, the primary particular person Atiku will courtroom will probably be Wike and his group.

“All points which have been narrowed right down to Wike are for the governors and members which can be sympathetic to him and his trigger.

“What are the principal points on this trigger? First is that the BoT chairman, social gathering chairman, social gathering candidate, the chairman of the PDP governors’ discussion board, and all main workplaces throughout the PDP are held by northerners,” he stated.

North vs South

The supply said that Wike and his allies had insisted from day one which the president should come from the South however some folks stated it’s not like that.

In keeping with him, that was why the competition was thrown open however with a proviso that if the presidential candidate comes from the north, then the chairman of the social gathering who was elected on the conference, would step down and the chairman would now come from the South.

“That is what I heard and possibly Wike will nonetheless commit himself. The primary dialogue Atiku had with Wike is that Ayu would go as earlier mentioned.

“Second, Atiku supplied to make Wike, at their first assembly, the vice presidential candidate. Wike now informed Atiku that he had heard however he would talk about along with his group. Atiku supplied Wike to be his working mate,” he stated.