Peter Obi: Clark, Ortom’s Endorsement Rattle PDP, Considers Reconciliation With Wike

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has considered reconciliation with the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and other G-5 governors.

Naija News reports that this comes in the wake of the endorsement of Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, by an elder statesman, and leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, Edwin Clark, on Tuesday in Abuja.

The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, also praised former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his endorsement of Peter Obi.

The Governor, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser, Media & Publicity, Terver Akase, on Tuesday, stated that he would have personally led the campaign of the former Anambra Governor if he was not a member of the Peoples Democratic Party.

However, the PDP’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Ibrahim Abdullahi, in an interview with PUNCH on Tuesday, reacted to Clark’s endorsement.

Abdullahi said the recent endorsement of Obasanjo and Clark might be the surprise that Nigeria is waiting to receive and a confirmation of the impact Peter Obi is making with his presidential bid.

According to the PDP chieftain, it is time to reconcile with the aggrieved governors and put the party in order.

He said: “We must able to put our house in order in the days ahead, and the first step is to rekindle our relationship with the five governors. If it happens in our favour, I will be the happiest person.

“If Peter Obi is getting this endorsement from first a former president that has been the most celebrated and the most relevant former president living, and is corroborated by another leader from the South-South who is believed to be the president of the South-South Forum, then it is going to confirm to you that Peter Obi might be the surprise that this country is waiting to receive because clearly, it is looking like we must go to the second ballot and that second ballot is going to determine what will happen.

“The endorsement of Peter Obi by Chief Edwin Clark is a confirmation of the strength of the impact that Peter Obi is making with his presidential bid. It is a confirmation that we might be heading to what we call political Armageddon of some sort.”