PDP Crisis: Why Wike Will Not Leave Party - Dele Momodu Reveals

The former presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, said this on Monday on Channels Television's Sunrise Daily.

There has been a crisis rocking the main opposition party since the emergence of ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections.

But Momodu, a PDP chieftain, and publisher of Ovation Magazine said Wike will not abandon the party because he is a principled politician.

"For me, governor Wike is a very principled man; if there's one thing he has been consistent about, it is his love for PDP; I believe he will not leave PDP. He is playing a mind game and he's good at it. What shall it profit him if he joins APC?ÔÇØ

Momodu who opined that the outcome of the presidential primary of the party has made Wike to be force to reckon with urged the presidential candidate of the party to have a one-one meeting with the Rivers State governor so as to resolve the crisis rocking the party.

Momodu added, "What I would advise Atiku Abubakar to do today is to sit down one-on-one without no other person present with governor Wike and agree on deliverables, If possible, sign an agreement.

"Governor Wike believes that the party should have respected the zoning principle, number two, he believes that zoning would have favoured a southern candidate. Three, he believed that of all the southern aspirants, he is the one that has the capacity to deliver victory to the party.

"The situation in PDP shows what Wike is in the equation of things in Nigeria. If you have a man who is your best governor across the board, across party lines, Wike stands out as a fantastic performer.

"Today, the fear of Wike is the beginning of wisdom in PDP, there is no question about that. Wike is smart, he knows the game he's playing, and what he wants to do is to force a deal with the party. That's my own reading of the situation.ÔÇØ

The conflict in the PDP after the party's presidential primary appears to be deepening but Wike has given conditions for reconciliation which concludes the resignation of the National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu since he is from the North-Central, and a northerner with the party's presidential candidate Atiku.