Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain and Ovation Journal writer, Chief Dele Momodu, has blamed Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, for forcing Peter Obi out of the PDP forward of the 2023 presidential election.
Talking on Come up Tv on Wednesday, April 30, Momodu alleged that Wike performed a key position in Obi’s departure, which finally led him to the Labour Party the place he grew to become its presidential candidate.
In response to Momodu, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar had inspired the PDP to zone its 2023 presidential ticket to the Southeast.
However Wike, who publicly distanced himself from any Southeast or Igbo-related political agenda, made it tough for the celebration to observe via.
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Momodu acknowledged, “It was the identical Wike folks complaining about north-south that introduced the committee via our celebration major open.
“That’s why I used to be capable of purchase a kind. I purchased a kind as a result of, at the moment, Atiku had advised them that in the event that they ceded energy to the southeast, then it will make sense to him, but when it will nonetheless be a rotation between only a few zones, he wouldn’t assist it.
“He wished them to cede energy to the southeast. However as a result of Wike had already disqualified himself by saying he’s not an Igbo man, he stated he’s from south-south, he’s not eager about Igbo something, so he succeeded in irritating Peter Obi out of the celebration. So, the coast was clear for Nyesom Wike.”
He additional claimed that zoning had by no means been an issue within the PDP till Wike and his allies started pushing a north-south division over the celebration’s presidential ticket.
Momodu’s remarks add to the continuing inner debates inside the PDP over the position of zoning and regional loyalty within the celebration’s electoral technique.
