2023 Presidency: Consensus splits PDP trinity of Wike, Tambuwal, Bala; Rivers gov blasts colleagues accepting rubbish

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has faulted the consensus arrangement which his closest associate and colleagues in the PDP governors forum have endorsed.

Wike described the consensus arrangement as rubbish and fake news used in deceiving PDP members.

Speaking with PDP delegates and members in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, on Wednesday, the Presidential aspirant said consensus could only happen through equity, justice, and fairness.

He recalled telling a former Senate President that he would not support a consensus arraignment in PDP.

“I am not here for any consensus rubbish. I have told people not to deceive our party members with fake news about consensus. We all believe in consensus, but it must come with equity, justice, and fairness.

Bauchi Gov Mohammed Bala, and their Sokoto counterpart Aminu Tambuwal have settled for the rubbish, though. The three governors are all contesting the party’s presidential primary.

“When some of my colleagues led by the former Senate President came to me, I told them I would not fall into the consensus trap. If you want to run for election, please run, and if you are not ready, please go home.

“They want somebody who would come and bow down for them. But what the country needs now is fearless and courageous somebody.”

Before now, there were speculation Wike ad Tambuwal were going to be paired as the PDP flagbearers in the 2023 presidential election.

The two governors had been close, ad had mutal respect for one another in the running of the party affairs.

Wike donated N500 million to Sokoto to help rebuild a market fire gutted years ago.

The 2023 presidential ticket is driving them apart now.