Saraki opens up on 2023, PDP crisis, Atiku chances

Former Senate President and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bukola Saraki has finally reacted to the crisis rocking the party, and chances of its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar in the forthcoming 2023 presidential election.

Over the past weeks, there has been internal wrangling in the PDP over calls by Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, and his allies for the resignation of Iyorchia Ayu as the party’s national chairman.

Dubbed as G5, five PDP governors — Wike, Seyi Makinde of Oyo, Samuel Ortom of Benue, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia, and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu — have also distanced themselves from campaigning for Abubakar.

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The call for Ayu’s resignation is on the grounds that the party’s presidential candidate and national chairman cannot be from the same region.

Speaking on Monday in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara, Saraki said members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would work together for the victory of Atiku Abubakar in the 2023 presidential election.

According to him, the resolution of the crisis will surprise Nigerians.

“PDP will surprise Nigerians. We are going to work together to improve the lot of Nigeria. This is because we all think about the challenges of the nation and how to surmount them.”