By Chuks Okocha
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has mobilised Governors Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State and Godwin Obaseki of Edo State and the partyâs reconciliation committee headed by a former President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, to persuade the Governor of Cross River State, Prof. Ben Ayade, to rethink plans to defect from the main opposition party to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
THISDAY learnt that the move followed the threat by 18 elected local government chairmen and 196 councillors in the state to defect from the PDP if the party fails to repeat its state congress.
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The National Vice-Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, South-South, Chief Dan Orbih, who is also the Chairman of the party in Edo State, in this interview with
ADEYINKA ADEDIPE
The River State Governor, Nyesom Wike, seems to have supported the idea that the next presidential candidate of the PDP should come from the North instead of the South-South as being agitated by some party members, what is your take on this?
I think we need to get things clear. As a party man, what Wike said is that if the party feels that it will be easier to win the presidential election by picking a good candidate from the North, he will support it. And if the party decides to pick a southern candidate who can win the election, he will also support it. The statement is simple and clear. We are loyal and committed party members; so, we have to support any candidate the party bri
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