People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Spokesman, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, has revealed how Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State masterminded the crisis rocking the party over his inordinate presidential ambition.
Mr. Aniagwu accused Governor Wike of orchestrating the crisis by opening of the Party’s presidential contest as against popular wish of micro-zoning it to the South East.
He said that Governor Wike influenced the zoning committee headed by his friend and ally Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State to open the contest thinking he could muscle everyone to win.
Speaking on Prime Time programme on Arise Television, Mr. Aniagwu, who is also Commissioner for information in Delta State said the ongoing crisis in the party was caused by Governor Wike’s inordinate ambition to be President.
According to him, Governor Wike’s anger at Atiku Abubakar was misplaced because his (Whike)’s friend, Governor Ortom was the chairman of PDP’s zoning committee just before the primary election was conducted and it was not Atiku who made it open for people to just go and contest but the Benue State governor.
“In our quest for peace we have allowed the danger of the single story to persist. When the party set up a Zoning Committee it was headed by Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue and a member of the G-5 Governors.
“The Committee threw the ticket open for the best to emerge and Atiku Abubakar was considered the most qualified to lead Nigeria’s rescue and rebuilding mission.
“Let me now give you a hint, when the issue of zoning was discussed, you know that Ortom was the chairman of the zoning committee.
“Atiku Abubakar was interested in micro zoning to the South East but it was the same Nyesom Wike that frustrated it because he wanted to contest.
“It was not Atiku that made the zoning open to people to just go and contest. In this case, there was a contest between the South and the North, and Atiku was considered by members of the party as the man capable of leading Nigerians out of the woods.
“I think often times we undermine the value of our prayers as Nigerians. From the actions of Wike, you will know that the prayers of Nigerians are working.
