PDP crisis: Wike’s camp attacks Atiku in fresh statement, see details

• The situation successful Nigeria's main absorption party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), raged connected Sunday, March 30, 2025
• The turmoil, which began arsenic a fallout of the statesmanlike superior predetermination successful May 2022, shows nary signs of abating
• Lere Olayinka, media adjutant to Nyesom Wike, curate of the national superior territory (FCT), said erstwhile Vice President Atiku Abubakar cannot beryllium trusted politically

Legit.ng writer Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has implicit 9 years of acquisition covering politics, elections, and governance.

FCT, Abuja - Lere Olayinka, the national superior territory (FCT) minister, Nyesom Wike's elder peculiar adjunct connected nationalist communications and societal media, has claimed that erstwhile Vice President Atiku Abubakar "lied" successful a caller interview.

Olayinka said Atiku lied by claiming that helium picked the erstwhile politician of Delta state, Ifeanyi Okowa, arsenic his moving mate successful the 2023 statesmanlike predetermination based connected a study of the committee acceptable up by the People's Democratic Party (PDP) to prime its vice-presidential candidate.

Wike counters Atiku connected Okowa’s prime arsenic 2023 PDP vice-presidential candidate.
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Olayinka stated that Wike was ne'er keen astir being Atiku's moving mate due to the fact that of the 'enormous pieces of baggage helium is carrying', adding that the curate had nary regret moving against him (Atiku) successful the 2023 statesmanlike election. He described the connection issued by the media bureau of the statesmanlike hopeful arsenic face-saving and "an effort to usage further lies to support Atiku's erstwhile lies."

In a connection connected Sunday, March 30, Olayinka said Atiku simply picked who helium wanted, not who the enactment wanted.

The minister's adjutant said:

"Committees, consultations, and recommendations are advisory successful nature. The last determination rests solely and exclusively with the statesmanlike candidate, successful this case, Atiku Abubakar. It is simply a law and strategical choice, not a popularity contest,' Atiku's media bureau has confirmed that their main really lied and ne'er had immoderate respect for the PDP arsenic a party."It truthful gladdens our hearts that we person been capable to found that Atiku lied and helium is not a antheral to beryllium trusted. That helium chose to prevarication during the Holy Month of Ramadan is nevertheless betwixt him and Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala)."As for his prime of moving mate successful 2019 and 2023, it is our presumption that Atiku, arsenic the PDP campaigner had the close to marque immoderate choice, and helium should beryllium capable to support his prime and beryllium honorable for erstwhile to judge the consequences, not trying to misrepresent facts to warrant the prime helium made."

The connection continued:

"It is besides to beryllium reiterated that conscionable arsenic Atiku, the loser successful the predetermination has said helium has nary regret implicit the prime helium made, Wike excessively has nary regret implicit his choice."Therefore, nary 1 is harboring immoderate idiosyncratic ill-feeling against Atiku for failing with the prime helium made, and nary 1 should besides harbour ill-feeling against Wike for succeeding with the prime helium made."Also, arsenic for us, nary ego is bruised, nary bitterness too. Just a wide lawsuit of we making our prime and you making your ain choice. But much than 2 years after, you are present trying to support your ain prime of nonaccomplishment with lies."

It concluded:

"On the PDP and the task of rebuilding it, it is indispensable for Atiku to archetypal travel wide arsenic to which enactment helium belongs present due to the fact that PDP has not formed a conjugation with immoderate governmental party. Most importantly, his penchant for seeking to contention the statesmanlike predetermination nether immoderate disposable enactment has remained PDP's large albatross."

Atiku Abubakar and Nyesom Wike are yet to settee their rift.
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“Your days successful PDP are numbered”, Atiku tells Wike

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Atiku said Wike deceived immoderate PDP chieftains into committing governmental damage.

Atiku’s peculiar adjunct connected nationalist communication, Phrank Shaibu, said betrayal, hypocrisy, and deception were portion of Wike’s DNA and that was wherefore helium had mislaid relevance extracurricular Rivers authorities and had go thing but a bull successful a China shop.

Shaibu lambasted Wike for saying helium opposed Atiku’s candidacy for altruistic reasons and the unity of Nigeria.

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