PDP Crisis: Wike accuses presidency of backing Ayu, Atiku

PDP Crisis: Wike accuses presidency of backing Ayu, Atiku

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said an individual within the presidency is backing Iyorchia Ayu, the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Party’s 2023 Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.

Wike spoke on Thursday at the inauguration of a campus of the Rivers State University in Ahoada east Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.

He promised to name the person backing Ayu and his defenders “at the appropriate time”.

Wike’s camp had been calling for the resignation of Ayu as a way of balancing the equation between the North and South in the party. The crisis has been rocking the party since the selection of Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as the running mate of the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.

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“The Chairman and the presidential candidate of the party (Atiku) would meet, they take a decision, nobody represents us (South). Just wait. You people, you will see, just watch. Why are they being arrogant? They are arrogant because they believe somebody in the presidency is backing them?” Wike said.

“I will tell Nigerians at the appropriate time, who is that person in the presidency that is backing them that they are being arrogant? You can’t be arrogant to us. You can’t. You can’t be arrogant to what I have. I will continue to fight this fight. This injustice is enough. We cannot continue to swallow this.

“They’ve already taken who would be Senate President. Which one have they given you (asking the audience)?

“What Wike is saying is ‘keep to the agreement’. Agreement is agreement.”

PDP Crisis: Wike accuses presidency of backing Ayu, Atiku
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COAS To Interact With Commanders On Operations, Administration

COAS To Interact With Commanders On Operations, Administration


 

By: Abdullahi Ahmad Bamalli

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya is set to interact with principal staff officers, commanding officers and field commanders at the COAS Third Quarter Conference 2022.

The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Friday, said the conference was scheduled to hold from Sept. 13 to Sept. 16 in Abuja.

Nwachukwu said the conference would provide a platform for the Nigerian Army to appraise its performance in the third quarter and consolidate on its gains.

He said the interaction was part of an effort to provide strategic guidance toward enhancing army operations and administration.

“Additionally, the conference will retrospectively and holistically evaluate all ongoing operational engagements of the Nigerian Army with a view to effectively projecting into the future.

“Expectedly, the COAS, who is the conference convener, will declare it open on Sept. 13 followed by a review of synopsis of major decisions taken at the Second Quarter Conference.

“It will also feature briefs and updates on ongoing army operations and training activities, amongst others.

“The COAS wishes to use this opportunity to reiterate the resolve and commitment of the Nigerian Army to continue to discharge its duties professionally and proficiently, within its constitutional mandate,” he said.

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