Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike’s camp in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has officially announced its group has pulled out of the campaign Council of the party’s presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar 2023 elections.
Wike’s Team made its position known after a long meeting which started at about 7pm last night and ended by past 2am this morning at the private residence of Wike in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
Members of the group said none of them will participate in the campaign council unless the National Chairman of the party, Iyorchia Ayu, resigns.
Those present at the meeting in Port Harcourt include Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State; former Governors Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo, Ayo Fayose of Ekiti, Donald Duke of Cross River, Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe and Jonah Jang of Plateau, former Attorney General of the Federation, Mohammed Adoke, elder statesmen, Olabode George, Jerry Gana; South-South Chairman of the PDP, Dan Orbih; former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chibudom Nwuche; Senator Suleiman Nazif, Nnenna Ukeje, among several others.
