By Samson Atekojo Usman As reactions continue to trail Atiku Abubakar’s emergence as the presidential flagbearer of the Peoples Demo...
By Samson Atekojo
Usman
As reactions continue to trail Atiku Abubakar’s emergence as
the presidential flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for the 2023
general election, a group, ‘PDP Frontliners Support’ said Nyesom Wike’s loss
was a result of treachery.
The former Vice President scored 371 votes to beat his
closest challenger, Nyesom Wike who polled 237 in the PDP 2023 presidential
primary election that was held over the weekend in Abuja.
In a statement titled “Atiku’s victory, Wike’s resilience
and the Treachery from Sokoto”, which was issued on Monday and sent to DAILY
POST in Abuja, the party support group alleged that treacherous payback for Gov
Wike’s past generosity towards a party chieftain from Sokoto State was the most
significant factor in his loss to Atiku.
They said Atiku Abubakar and Nyesom Wike’s joint ticket
would be ideal in uniting the party in readiness for the 2023 elections.
The Statement which was signed by the group’s President,
Hussein Aliyu Mohammed, its Secretary, Mr Moses Taye Abidemi, and Publicity
Secretary, Mr Dan Bruce Okafor, stressed that the Rivers Governor has paid his
dues for keeping PDP as an active opposition political party, while others had
gone asleep.
They congratulated Atiku for cinching the ticket and Wike
for being a second runner up, but lamented that if not for treachery, Wike
would have carried the day
The group said it was quite aware that Atiku has a wide
network of friends but advised him to unite members of the party including
those who contested with him to face the 2023 general election.
“As for Governor Wike, an embodiment of formidable courage,
unwavering party loyalty and pragmatic resilience without whom PDP wouldn’t
have recovered itself after many had taken opportunities to exit and even
fought with the ruling APC to destroy PDP,” they stated.
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