A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Sani, has claimed that the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, asked the party not to field a presidential candidate in 2027 as a condition for the crisis rocking the PDP to be resolved.
Naijaonpoint reports that Sani made the claim on Monday during an interview with Arise News.
He disclosed that Wike gave the condition during one of the meetings with the reconciliation committee set up by the PDP Board of Trustees (BOT).
According to Sani, Wike told the PDP that the only condition for peace to reign in the PDP is that the party would not field a presidential candidate in 2027.
He claimed that Wike said if the condition is not met, then it will be a fight to the finish with the PDP.
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Meanwhile, Sani also stated that the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, remains a member of the party despite the political challenges surrounding him.
Naijaonpoint reports that Sani made this known while speaking on Arise Television’s Morning Show on Monday, on Fubara’s failure to attend the party’s recent national convention.
Sani dismissed claims that the party leadership ought to have contacted Fubara directly, stressing that attendance at the convention was open and voluntary to all members.
According to him, there are different landmines placed before Fubara to make him uninterested in participating in politics.
He stated that Fubara’s photo was included in the convention programme because he had not announced his exit from the party, unlike the Governor of Taraba State, who he claimed had openly declared his intention to join the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Sani reiterated that the party still recognises Fubara as its member until he publicly declares otherwise.
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