2023: Wike’s Loyalty Should Not Be Taken For Granted – Lawmaker Warns PDP

A member of the Kogi Advise Rental of Assembly, Teejay Yusuf, has warned the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Occasion now not to employ income of Governor Nyesom Wike‘s loyalty to the social gathering.

Yusuf stated the presidential candidate of the social gathering, Atiku Abubakar, can like to fall the Governor of Delta Advise, Ifeanyi Okowa, if he watch the label in Wike.

The lawmaker whereas speaking on the possibilities of Wike leaving PDP described the Rivers Advise Governor as a social gathering man.

Yusuf in an interview with Punch on Sunday stated, “That can be the replacement of the candidate. It will most likely possibly possibly well be his prerogative to attain that. It’s now not for me to imply that to him. If he sees that Wike will add more label to the label and grunt ‘with the methodology it’s, I’m in a position to manage the ripple attain of taking Okowa out,’ why now not, if now not?”

“Okowa is a PDP governor but nobody can assert the truth that Wike has the want and the ability to design this social gathering stand on its feet.

“I do know that the standard-bearer is a flesh presser of reputation and he knows the dynamics, but he’s a human being. So, if he made the evil determination, I judge that, fortunately, the Electoral Act (2022) provides colossal time; we now like got eight months to the overall elections. In politics, one day in general is 1,000,000 days. Loads will also be carried out in a single day.”

He known as on Atiku to search out a technique to salvage to the backside of the crisis within the social gathering to handbook in opposition to disunity.

Yusuf condemned the National Chairman of the Occasion, Iyorchia Ayu for allegedly taking sides within the crisis when he’s anticipated to be just as the chief.

The lawmaker pointed to an occasion the put Ayu met with the Governor of Sokoto Advise, Aminu Tambuwal, and known as him a hero.

Make a choice that Tambuwal stepped down for Atiku on the PDP major, which saw the extinct Vice President defeat Wike within the electoral process.

Yusuf whereas speaking on the calls for Atiku to reconcile with Wike, he stated, “That is a truth and that used to be what used to be emphasised by the leaders who spoke of most modern, notably Governor Ortom and extinct governor Jang. I lend my reveal to that, that one stoops to beat. It’s far the standard thing to be carried out.

“If the options is rate it that a committee used to be situation up – that you just situation up; it used to be your committee – and they came up with the replacement of somebody. If you would possibly possibly possibly even very effectively be now not taking the actual person, naturally you would possibly possibly possibly like to name the actual person.

“In 2019, I supported Atiku and I used to be very cheerful with the methodology he ran. And I’m mindful that straight after the major, concerted efforts were made and that used to be how (Senator) Bukola Saraki grew to become the director-general of the campaign.

“In this one, provides were made and of us pushed for Governor Wike as the vice-presidential candidate of the social gathering. If you like any cause (now not to take care of Wike), you name him, and it will now not be that he may possibly possibly well be reminded by of us like us sooner than it’s carried out. It’s now not too tiresome to attain the factual thing and I’m mindful that definite efforts are being made already.”