The party’s Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has again met with Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State. This was part of efforts to resolve the lingering crisis in the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Daily Trust reports a source who was privy to the meeting saying that some top aides of the duo attended the meeting.
The visit occurred at the Asokoro Rivers Governors lodge in Abuja on Thursday afternoon.
The source said many of those who followed Atiku to the meeting were not happy with the manner in which Wike confronted Atiku on some of the issues causing the party crisis.
The source, who did not want his name mentioned because he was not authorised to speak, said Atiku, who opened the discussion, urged Wike to return to the fold and let them work together to resolve the issues.
He said the presidential candidate appealed to Wike that Nigerians need the PDP to win the 2023 election and gave reasons why Wike should end the crisis.
The source said, “But we were shocked the way Wike reacted. The Governor reminded Atiku about their London meeting and the agreement reached. Atiku promised that he was going to speak with the National Chairman, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, to resign.
“The promise that he (Atiku) will get back to them after a week, and how he has not called them since then.”
The Chieftain also said that according to Wike, the BoT members agreed that Ayu should go, but some people urged him not to resign.
However, after listening to Atiku, Wike promised to get back to his people and discuss the outcome of the meeting with them before making any decision.
Meanwhile, a source in the Wike camp said it is difficult to reach an agreement on the view of the serial betrayal and broken promises suffered by their camp.
“There is a breach of trust already. The candidate is not known to keep what he says and mean what he says, and it is difficult for us to believe whatever is agreed with them, ” he said.
