Wike-Obaseki: We Must Settle Differences In-house — Ayu

The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Iyorchia Ayu, has asked party members to refrain from “attacking” each other. 

Gatekeepers News reports that Ayu gave the advice while addressing a joint meeting of the board of trustees (BoT) and national executive committee (NEC) of the party at the PDP headquarters in Abuja.

He said “attacks” are a distraction for the party, adding that the focus now should be on winning elections.

Ayu said party members should settle differences “in-house”.

He said, “I am calling on every single member of the PDP family to put their differences aside. We are not out to fight against ourselves; our goal is unite the party, go out as we used to do, win elections as we used to do.

“I call on every member of this party to forget their differences. If there are differences, we must settle our differences in-house. No party member should attack another party member.

“If there are any issues, we have different organs of the party to resolve party differences.”

Ayu’s advice comes amid a verbal war involving Nyesom Wike, Rivers governor, and his Edo counterpart, Godwin Obaseki.

Edo State Deputy Governor, Philips Shaibu had appeared on a Channels Television programme where he said he and Obaseki may leave the PDP if the party continues to treat them as outsiders.

Wike in his response, criticised Shaibu, for “daring to threaten” the PDP.

Wike described him as an “ingrate”, adding that the PDP gave Obaseki and his deputy the party’s ticket when they were denied the same by the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2020 Edo governorship election.

In response, Obaseki defended his deputy and said Edo does not “accept political bullies and overlords”.

Wike fired back on Monday, saying he regrets backing Obaseki in the governorship election.