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Tension In PDP As Wike Excludes Atiku From Campaigning In Public Schools

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The Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) will not be able to use public places, especially school premises for its rally in Rivers State.

Naija News reports this follows the move by the Rivers State chapter of the party to secure the government’s approval to use public places, especially school premises for its rallies.

It was learned that the state PDP paid N95 million to cover all campaigns for the party’s candidates in line with the provisions of Order 21 issued by the Nyesom Wike administration.

It was gathered that the fund only covered all public facilities the Wike-led PDP had booked to campaign for its state candidates, excluding the presidential standard bearer.

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Confirming the payment, the spokesperson of the State PDP Campaign Council, Ogbonna Nwuke, said the public places were secured for campaigns for the party’s state House of Assembly, National Assembly, and governorship candidates.

Nwuke said the money was paid to demonstrate PDP’s belief in and obedience to the laws of the state and advised other parties to toe a similar path and not flout the state government’s directive.

He said no party desiring to use a public facility for rallies including those campaigning for Atiku under the auspices of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council was above the law of the state and must comply with the order.

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Nwuke also dismissed the reports that the N95 million was paid by Atiku’s campaigners as preposterous and a twisted narrative sponsored by the enemies of the state.

It was learned that the PDP Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) as well as other political parties like the All Progressives Congress (APC) were expected to meet the Order 21 requirements.

The Order requires that any party intending to use public schools for the campaign must apply to the Commissioner for Education and pay a non-refundable fee of N5 million, which will be used to clean, maintain and repair the schools after the rallies.

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The Commissioner for Education, Prof Chinedum Mbom, had through a letter addressed to the Rivers PDP acknowledged the receipt of N95 million from the party leadership.