PDP: Taraba Gov, Ishaku Spearheads New Reconciliation Move

A group has been set up to push for peace within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2023 general elections.

The presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar and five aggrieved Governors under the party have been at loggerheads.

The crisis in the party has seen the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike and his allies vow not to support Atiku’s presidential election.

A source that spoke with The Nation, however, stated that the Governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku and a prominent female politician from the South-South who is a loyalist of Governor Wike in the National Working Committee (NWC) have been appointed to spearhead the reconciliation group.

It was also reported that some supporters of Atiku and governorship candidates in the party have condemned Atiku’s decision to move on without the aggrieved governor.

Sources disclosed that governorship candidates in the party have called on the party leadership to bring on board Governor Wike and his allies ahead of the 2023 race.

A source said, “The candidates specifically explained that it will be difficult for some of them to win their elections without the support of some of the aggrieved governors.

“Many of them, especially in states that are out of the control of the PDP, recalled how some of the governors in Wike’s camp have been supporting the party in their states as well as backing their gubernatorial aspirations.

“They lamented the difficulties they currently face without the support of the governors.”