PDP BoT meets Wike Wednesday to resolve post-primary grievances  

The Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)  has scheduled to meet with Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Wednesday to resolve the grievances that emerged after the party’s presidential primaries won by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.

The PDP BoT Chairman,  Walid Jibril, in a statement emphasized the need to reunite the party before the 2023 general elections. He commended the PDP governors and some former Governors who held reconciliation meeting with Governor Wike on Monday in Abuja.

Walid Jibril, in a statement on Monday, declared: “I notice with great concern what the PDP primary elections of Atiku Abubakar and the appointment of Chief Okowa as President and Vice President is unnecessarily causing confusion among some PDP members. May I point out that very strongly that there is no problem as being envisaged by some people in our great party the PDP.

“I want to assure everyone that all plans are on ground to bring all members together as one and united, as what is happening in PDP can never be compared with the situation in APC, especially their plans in trying to bring religious issues of Muslim-Muslim President and Vice President.

“I have also noted that some groups are coming up trying to solve the issues of Okowa as Vice-President the latest group include some former governors of the party and the current governors, some BoT members and elders including Prof Jerry Gana.

“The aim of the group is to reconcile aggrieved especially Wike. Interestingly the BoT the highest advisory body and the conscious of the party is meeting on Wednesday 3rd August to discuss the issues accordingly by coming up with strong recommendations with the special committee for the special reconciliation of aggrieved members especially Governor Wike.

“After the BoT meeting, we will meet with Wike and all aggrieved members and all past presidential Aspirants. It is my prayers as Chairman of BoT that the PDP will remain strongest and win all elections in 2023.”