PDP crisis: Wike insists on Ayu’s sack, makes concessions
Following a frank peace session, the camp of Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has made two concessions to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, to douse the tension in the party.
It has ruled out Wike’s defection from PDP to any party despite the internal challenges facing the party.
The camp has also accepted to be part of the party’s presidential campaign.
However, Wike’s group was not interested in making the governor the Director-General of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council.
But it gave a condition to Atiku before it can fully play a role in the party’s 2003 presidential campaign.
The camp insisted on the stepping down of the national chairman, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu.
No fewer than seven governors of PDP have endorsed Wike’s peace terms.
Sources said the terms for peace were arrived at when Atiku’s three-man team met with Wike’s seven-man negotiating group.
Those on the side of Atiku were governor Umaru Fintiri, Akilu Indabawa and Eyitayo Jegede (SAN).
