....Saraki in pole position, lobbies party leaders

As the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) awaits the Supreme Court verdict on the 2023 presidential election, the tussle for leadership of the has begun amid realignment of power brokers within.

Checks by LEADERSHIP Sunday revealed that the while the pro-Atiku Abubakar group are pushing to seize control of the party, the group loyal to the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike is also scheming to take the reins of the party.

It was learnt that the dilemma before the party is the search for a national chairman who can balance the interests within and enhance the fortunes of the party.

This comes as the prospect of a mini convention after the Supreme Court verdict is being discussed in some quarters.

The convention which is being projected to re-access the party’s fortunes after the 2023 polls might see the change of leadership.

It was further learnt that the recent visit of former president of the senate, Abubakar Saraki, to Wike was linked to the search for a consensus.

Wike and Saraki lost last year’s PDP presidential primary to Atiku.

However, Wike and four other governors worked for President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) instead of Atiku during the election after their demand that a national chairman from the South should replace Dr Iyorchia Ayu.

Wike was however later to be rewarded with the FCT ministerial appointment.

Saraki was appointed into the PDP/Atiku’s campaign team.

A party source said despite calls for Wike’s sanction for working with the ruling party, the former governor’s group has insisted that they will not leave the party.

The source said the group had resolved to retain their influence in the party.

“One of the ways to do so is to be part of the power groups that will determine the future of the party by influencing who leads the party from next year,” the source said.

He added that the Wike and Saraki meeting was against the backdrop of the need by the camps to forge an understanding ahead of the tussle for party leadership.

“Failure to do this will lead to the emergence of a hostile chairman who may move against them. They know Saraki as a reconciliatory man, a bridge builder, somebody they can trust to be neutral and have the capacity and resources to rebuild the party.

“The meeting is the first step the Wike group is making. More governors and senators in the group will openly canvass support for Saraki and even visit. Many have silently visited him,” the source added.

When asked, another source close to the former senate president who pleaded not to be named, said he had not made up his mind on the chairmanship yet.

“His position is that we should wait till after the Supreme Court verdict on the Atiku case. Either way the case goes, the next assignment for the PDP is resolving leadership issues and reconciliation,” he said.

https://leadership.ng/pdp-moves-to-rebuild-seeks-consensus-for-new-chairman/

Okay

Lol dere day jus dey break.....

Let them stop renting office space and complete their National headquarters


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Ok nah.

Ok

Oh really

PDP had its chances to rebuild the party, but they gave open doors to Atiku to destroy it's little image.


Atiku who left the party to palursue his ambition and to move power to the North, became confused when APC gave him no opportunity to shine and he went back to sabotage PDP.


Having betrayed entities like Okowa in the party will mean serious harm....


I doubt if any reasonable Nigerian who wants a better future for this country would support PDP at this moment.

A PDP with Wike and Atiku Inside will never work, will be very difficult to Co-exist, Atiku Lost the Opportunity to broker Peace with Wike.

If the Supreme Court verdict turns unfavorable for Atiku then it's Game over for Atiku. Wike is leading 5:0. The has National Influence and controls major blocks of Power. Undermining Wike's Might was the greatest Mistake Atiku Made in his Political Career.

If they can manage their differences. It'll be good for them.

Crap
They should first remove the moles in their midst
House cleaning before rebuilding

It is going to saraki,now I understand why wike met saraki.

Good move.

PDP sha party that can win any election but can't just pick the right candidate sad

Cruise777:


Let them stop renting office space and complete their National headquarters


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Funny enough APC secretariat is also rented space
But you won't know that cause you're a zombie who only goes where he's led

Curse is killing PDP nothing more, all these moves should have been thought of before 2023 election but something just entered their midst and turned them against each other. If truly there were majority of poor masses that PDP had positive impact in their lives when in power, they wouldn't be in this mess today. Nigerians looking for a new parry to use as a cane to punish APC now just as APC was used to punish PDP. Labourer Party was supposed to be that party but you can't trust a Biafran with power especially when the so called president would just be puppet for some 3rd term failed agenda.

PDP is not a serious party, they will learn opposition by force from the crooked APC.

Hope they can

Kukutente23:
Crap
They should first remove the moles in their midst
House cleaning before rebuilding

Who are the moles in their midst?

PDP has been in comatose since Wike outburst

Once upon "the biggest party" in Africa is in shambles right now due to irreconcilable differences which should have been managed earlier. Anyway for now, Labour Party will do well as opposition Party.
Let them carry their wahala dey go.

BoldBrainz:


Who are the moles in their midst?

Wike and Co.
They can never win 2027 with Wike in their midst

Kukutente23:

Wike and Co.
They can never win 2027 with Wike in their midst

Lol.

Kukutente my friend, Nyesom Wike "owns" the PDP of today as you know it. You cannot be a mole in a party that's in your palms.

Kukutente23:

Funny enough APC secretariat is also rented space
But you won't know that cause you're a zombie who only goes where he's led

Rented from your 👨‍👩‍👧 abi Mr 🤡

With LP you would have seen new players in the political space.Although the ruling party used propaganda and tribalism to deceive lots like you.As for third term agenda when obasanjo supported buhari for president he didn't want to use him for his agenda abi? Learn to reason as a human being.

Mosba:
Curse is killing PDP nothing more, all these moves should have been thought of before 2023 election but something just entered their midst and turned them against each other. If truly there were majority of poor masses that PDP had positive impact in their lives when in power, they wouldn't be in this mess today. Nigerians looking for a new parry to use as a cane to punish APC now just as APC was used to punish PDP. Labourer Party was supposed to be that party but you can't trust a Biafran with power especially when the so called president would just be puppet for some 3rd term failed agenda.

Cruise777:


Rented from your 👨‍👩‍👧 abi Mr 🤡

It's the truth

You may not like it and resort to insult like a clown to cover your ignorant zombeism 🧟‍♀️ but it's still the cold, hard truth

Kukutente23:

It's the truth

You may not like it and resort to insult like a clown to cover your ignorant zombeism 🧟‍♀️ but it's still the cold, hard truth

I bet you don't even know the office in wuse.. you just yap like the known 🤡 you are

BoldBrainz:


Lol.

Kukutente my friend, Nyesom Wike "owns" the PDP of today as you know it. You cannot be a mole in a party that's in your palms.

Well, that makes PDP an appendage of the APC then.
Wike cannot work for APC to the extent he has and still claim to be the leader of the opposition.
That's a joke and kolewerk