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•Abia gov may lose the privilege of handpicking a successor

After months of uncertainty over what the Dr. Iyorchia Ayu-led National Working Committee intends to do with recalcitrant party aligned with Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and four of his colleagues, the party may have decided to begin a crackdown.

Wike and his G5 colleagues-Samuel Ortom (Benue), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu) – have had a running battle with the party leadership since the party’s presidential primary which saw Alhaji Atiku Abubakar defeating Wike, among others, to emerge as the standard bearer.



Sunday Vanguard reports that over the course of the last one week, the party leadership has dissolved the entire Ekiti State Chapter executive and suspended several party loyalists in Ekiti, Enugu, Imo and Ebonyi who are known acolytes of the G5.

The leadership of the Ekiti Chapter of the party, which was hitherto populated by loyalists of former Governor Ayo Fayose (an associate of the G5 governors), was sent packing penultimate Friday.

Exactly seven days later, the PDP NWC suspended the Ebonyi State Chairman of the party, Okorie Tochukwu Okoroafor, for alleged anti-party activities.

Party insiders, who spoke to Sunday Vanguard on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue, revealed that Governor Okezie Ikpeazu could be on the “firing line” within the next two weeks.

One of the sources said, “It is unfortunate that we lost our candidate in Abia State, Prof. Uche Ikonne, who, until his death, was the handpicked successor of Ikpeazu.

“Now, Governor Ikpeazu invited Governor Wike to perform the function of handing over the party flag to Ikonne, a function which ordinarily was reserved for the National Chairman or a party official he assigns to perform such a function on his behalf.

“There will be a governorship primary and it is only the National Chairman and Secretary that can write INEC, it is the Ayu-led NWC that has the constitutional responsibility to conduct this primary.

“Ikpeazu will be fighting the political battle of his life to handpick another successor because there are many interests within and outside Abia now at play.

“The party leadership bent over backwards to accommodate his interests, and gave him all the but what did we get in return?

“Like it or not, the party leadership and our presidential candidate and his team will be interested in who becomes the candidate because the party’s overall interest is at stake. The next couple of weeks will be interesting.”

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/01/pdp-goes-after-wikes-loyalists-targets-gov-ikpeazu/

A smart move

Wike go hear am

shuttox:
A smart move

Wike go hear am

Does that change the fact that Atiku will never be President?

Phahahahahah

Opintiwa:


Does that change the fact that Atiku will never be President?

Phahahahahah

Lol

Perhaps PDP is planning of not having a candidate on the ballot next Month. Wike na your mate?

shuttox:
A smart move

Wike go hear am

It's no smart move. The PDP has more to lose fighting Ikpeazu. Everything doesn't revolve around Atiku.

Their problem… how man go take chop this morning


No money 💰
No fuel ⛽️
No light 💡

I thought Mikano boys said they'll win without the G-5?

Las las Ikpeazu will another candidate and PDP will lose Abia State. You can't win a state election from outside the state, PDP NWC take note. Worst when you are not the ruling party

Ofunaofu:
•Abia gov may lose the privilege of handpicking a successor



https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/01/pdp-goes-after-wikes-loyalists-targets-gov-ikpeazu/

If Ikpeazu is smart, he should just annoint any opposition candidate in the state and pull the rug under then. He would have the last laugh.

In as much I'm not in of any candidate. Atiku is winning this election but only few people can understand

Atiku will still lule Las Las

dayday2:

Spreading this lie no dey taya you?

February and March will be an interesting month for the Gen Z’s that don’t read history because men will repeat history

PDP and APC will never happen to Nigeria again.

You guys intentionally underestimate the powers of a sitting governor in party politics especially at the state level. Are you guys naive or just being emotional?

See, if NWC do anyhow, PDP may not have a Gubernatorial candidate in Abịa State, and Ikpeazụ will field an interest through another party, who will be at the losing end?

The best is for PDP to close ranks, both at the national and state level in Abịa State and make sure they have a candidate before the remaining 2 weeks deadline.

To be fair to Ikpeazu, he hasn't made any comment against Ayu or Atiku, his only crime is partying and junketing with his Boss Wike.

Ikpeazu has more to lose should PDP not be on the platform in Abia State....This is surely a tight corner for him (Ikpeazu).

NgeneUkwenu:
Perhaps PDP is planning of not having a candidate on the ballot next Month. Wike na your mate?

Ikpeazu is in tight corner, if you just fight battle no when to stop. Wike will abandon Ikpeazu in this case because he can't help.

Better thing to do.that wike house boy must be put In his place let see how wike will safe his sorry ass

Ikpeazu is the most inconsequential of the G5.
Just shun Ikpeazu though Atiku seems to be also inarticulate by allying with failures like Ikpeazu.

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Ikpeazu will align with Alex Otti of Labour party. This I have seen

Joevics:

It's no smart move. The PDP has more to lose fighting Ikpeazu. Everything doesn't revolve around Atiku.

PDP has nothing to lose my friend. Abia is already an Igbo state and we know who they would have voted for. So the party we go after who can atleast make PDP have as much as they can.

When I sit back and look at the political happenings in the last 10 months all I see is AKACHUKWU.

Dear lord continue to put confusion in the midst of the enemies (PDAPC).

G

Ikpeazu will be used as scape Goat

Ikonz:
You guys intentionally underestimate the powers of a sitting governor in party politics especially at the state level. Are you guys naive or just being emotional?

See, if NWC do anyhow, PDP may not have a Gubernatorial candidate in Abịa State, and Ikpeazụ will field an interest through another party, who will be at the losing end?

The best is for PDP to close ranks, both at the national and state level in Abịa State and make sure they have a candidate before the remaining 2 weeks deadline.

So you really really think if PDP don't field a candidates it's the national body that we lose or that PDP in that state that lose? Since those five governors have not been involved at the center are PDP not growing in momentum daily. PDP will win this election without them.

All I can see here is that it may be over for PDP in that state. Another party may take over.