A senior member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmed Makarfi, has revealed that there is fear among the leadership of the party over the rift between its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike.
Makarfi said the political dalliance between the Rivers state governor and the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu is worrisome, The Punch reported.
The former governor of Kaduna state called on those brokering reconciliation should be given a chance to work and not use their public comment to heat the polity.
Makarfi was also a two-term senator of the Kaduna North senatorial district, he said he always support reconciliation at all levels, adding that the same process is going on in Kaduna.
“I equally believe we should give those brokering the reconciliation a chance and not heat things through public comments from all sides. Events in politics are highly unpredictable.”
He maintained that what should worry the party should have been what is not in the public domain but this case, the romance between Wike and the APC leadership is in the public domain and is worrisome.
The National Working Committee of the party met with PDP governorship candidates across the 36 states of the federation at its Wadata Plaza headquarters in Wuse, Abuja, on Wednesday.
The meeting was attended by all PDP governorship candidates except the Oyo State governor, who is currently out of the country.
