Dele Momodu, the spokesperson for the Atiku/Okowa presidential campaign council, has stated that Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state is the Peoples Democratic Party’s poster boy (PDO).
The veteran journalist also denied that the north is dominating the party and that the south has been demoted to the position of vice president.
Wike and four other PDP governors have withdrawn from the campaign of the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, until the party’s national chairman, Iyochia Ayu, resigns in the name of justice and fairness.
Ayu, who publicly stated that he would resign as PDP national chairman if a northerner emerged as the party’s presidential candidate, has refused to honor his words, exacerbating the party’s crisis.
But, according to Momodu, the controversy erupted after Wike failed to become Atiku’s running mate following the presidential primary.
He stated that he has always admired Wike for the excellent job he did as governor of Rivers state, but that he has moved on because the party is supreme.
According to Momodu, he also lost the PDP presidential primary and has moved on, noting that the party has been fair to its southern bloc and that he fully supports his party’s flag bearer, Atiku Abubakar, and running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa.
Dele Momodu, Director of Strategic Communications, PDP PCC reiterates that he has moved on after he lost during the party's primaries and is fully supporting his party's flag bearer, Atiku Abubakar, and the running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa.#CTVTweets #The2023Verdict pic.twitter.com/tyO44pX6E3
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