PDP Crisis: Wike Offered Donald Duke As Atiku’s Running Mate – Source

The Rivers Speak Governor, Nyesom Wike has reportedly dominated out the possibility of a one-on-one meeting with the presidential flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Celebration (PDP), Atiku Abubakar.

The Rivers narrate governor, who insisted that Atiku may perchance perchance simply peaceful rob his team for peace talks on the phrases proposed to the occasion, particularly the resignation of the national chairman, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, said that he not have faith in Atiku

A supply educated the Nation that Wike, who has returned from Turkey, has foreclosed a one-on-one meeting with Atiku, citing lack of faith in any interior most agreement with the candidate.

Talking additional, the availability, who revealed what transpired between Atiku and Wike, acknowledged that the Rivers governor had urged that he purchase Donald Duke as his working mate.

The provision acknowledged: “There isn’t this sort of thing as a likelihood of Wike having one-on-one non-public dialogue with Atiku. Quickly after the most important, the governor had a aspect meeting with Atiku in Abuja and nothing changed into once adhered to.

“He changed into once scared that Atiku has not educated Nigerians what transpired between him and Wike after the most important and the design he arrived at Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as a working mate.

“Since there changed into once no full disclosure, Wike has directed that new talks with Atiku ought to be along with his approach team members, who will come up with an advisory for him.”

On what transpired between Atiku and Wike, the availability acknowledged: “That you just would be capable to additionally crosscheck what I could uncover you from the camp of the ex-VP. Following the euphoria of a hit the most important, Atiku visited Wike to glance his toughen.

“He promised to originate him a vice presidential candidate. Wike acknowledged he does not need the space of job, but that Atiku may perchance perchance simply peaceful protect in mind ex-Governor Donald Duke. Atiku and his supporters prevailed on Wike to be his working mate.

“There changed into once great rigidity on Wike to comply with the supply. A 17-man committee changed into once also space up by the leadership of the occasion and 14 of the 17 members instantaneous Wike as Atiku’s working mate.

“The occasion leadership later raised a kangaroo committee (with Ayu as a member), which claimed that the occasion can most keen suggest three candidates to Atiku to purchase. And it changed into once evident to Wike and his team that there changed into once a predetermined candidate.

“That you just would be capable to ogle the traces of insincerity and absence of faith to talks. This explains why Wike shut his doorways against Atiku.

“Alternatively, Atiku is peaceful acknowledged to be hopeful about reconciliation with Wike.”