Mohammed O. Taoheed reports,
The supporting camp of Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, has insisted that Iyorchia Ayu, the National Chairman of the Party, should take a resignation with immediate effect.
This is reportedly the demands of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, from Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential flag-bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as revealed.
More check by Track News Nigeria are Wike’s camp maintained that Ayu should be given a dignified exit and accommodated in the new PDP government if it wins the 2023 presidential election.
Governor Wike’s camp also demanded that it be allowed to produce Ayu’s replacement and the person should come from the South-West.
This is coming after claims that Atiku agreed to meet the demands of Governor Wike after their reconciliation meeting in London.
BUT, it could not be ascertained if Atiku concurred to serve as president for a term to allow power shift to the South in 2027.
Equally, the camp requested to produce the Senate President and some Principal officers of the National Assembly.
Track News Nigeria gathered that members of the Wike camp will also be appointed to key ministerial positions as well as the headship of Federal parastatals and agencies if the party wins in 2023.
Governor Wike’s camp in return for the demands placed before Atiku, would play an important role in marketing Atiku’s presidential ambition and also provide logistics for the general campaign.
A source told Track News Nigeria: “It was also agreed that media hostilities should cease and this was largely responsible for the statement Atiku caused his Media Office to issue on Thursday.
“Atiku was left with little room to negotiate, he was outnumbered and the open solicitation by the candidates of the Labour Party and the All Progressives Congress, Mr Peter Obi and Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu did not help matters.”
