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Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has said that the party is working round the clock to resolve the crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, ahead of the 2023 elections.
In a statement, the Benue State Govermor revealed that the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar reached out to him to pacify Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State.
According to him, there is hope that Wike would be pacified and work with Atiku towards ensuring the party returns to power in 2023.
He made this statement while having an interview with newsmen on Arise TV on Thursday.
The Benue State Govermor use the opportunity to explain how Wike stood by him when Benue State was under siege by Fulani herders.
He said: “Efforts are on to resolve the crisis in the party. Our presidential candidate has reached out to me to pacify Wike. Wike stood with me at my worst time when my state was under siege.
“I believe working with Wike will help get a better result. Once Wike is pacified, I will also be pacified. The issue is not about our personal interests but about Nigeria.
“You will agree that Nigeria is under siege by a cabal that wants to enslave everybody.
“We have been brought from top to bottom; we need everybody to come together to see how we can rescue our country.”
It is an open secret that the Rivers State Governor is angry with Atiku and PDP’s leadership over the choice of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State as Atiku’s running mate..
Atiku ignored the recommendation of a committee he set up to pick his running mate ahead of the presidential election.
