Fear in PDP as Wike’s camp visits Bauchi governor

Nyesom Wike and the G-5 governors intensified their feud with the party’s national chairman, Iyorcha Ayu, and presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar by going to Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, for ‘solidarity and fraternity on the same day that Atiku took his campaign to Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State in the same Northeast.

The governor of Bauchi openly admitted that there had been instances of anti-party activity and mischief by some PDP leaders to undermine him in the state, which increased rumors that he had joined the camp of aggrieved governors.

Mohammed stated: “They know I have challenges in Bauchi, challenges of anti-party, of undercutting and mischief, and of course it’s all about politics” during the meeting with the G-5 governors.

The national secretariat in Abuja, on the other hand, had a quiet atmosphere that also conveyed the party’s uneasy calm following the conclusion of the presidential primary in May 2022.

At the meeting with the G-5 governors, Mohammed said: “They know I have challenges in Bauchi, challenges of anti-party, of under-cutting and mischief, and of course, it’s all about politics.”

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The national secretariat in Abuja, on the other hand, had a quiet atmosphere that also conveyed the party’s uneasy calm following the conclusion of the presidential primary in May 2022.

A small number of party employees who were present expressed concern that the crisis had continued without resolution despite numerous interventions. It was learned that the earlier meeting between Atiku and Mohammed on Tuesday in Abuja was unsuccessful because the crucial issues at hand were never addressed.

Although Mohammed was the vice chairman of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council, many were concerned that he chose to meet with the Wike camp rather than simply attending the Maiduguri rally where he was supposed to be one of the host governors (PCC).

Concerns were raised when the party’s chair, Ayu, did not attend the Maiduguri rally. Some secretariat employees confirmed that Ayu was in Abuja, which they thought was an odd development.

“Our worries emerged from previous speculations that Ayu had been told by influential party leaders to quietly quit as national chairman,” a source said.

But Ayu’s media adviser, Simon Imobo-Tswam, in a statement disclosed that “Ayu was held back by other very pressing engagements.

“There is nothing to it at all as the party is ably and powerfully represented at the rally by the Deputy Chairman (North), Umar Damagum”, he stressed.