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Wike Camp Insists PDP Convention Will Hold As Planned
Leaders say reconciliation efforts will not stop planned convention.
Congress activities already ongoing in several states.

The faction of the Peoples Democratic Party aligned with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has insisted that there is no going back on the party’s planned national convention despite ongoing reconciliation efforts within the party.

The group maintained that preparations for the convention were already underway and the exercise would proceed as scheduled.

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Secretary of the Wike backed National Caretaker Committee, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, disclosed this in an interview. He said the party was moving beyond its internal crisis and that the group led by Tanimu Turaki could no longer be regarded as a separate faction.

Anyanwu said reconciliation efforts were ongoing but stressed that the opposing camp must show genuine commitment to resolving the dispute.

He said, “We have come to the conclusion that the so-called Turaki-led faction is no longer a faction. We only have one PDP now, under the leadership of the chairman of the National Caretaker Committee.

“By April 2, we are going to have a new National Working Committee of the party and we will continue from where we stopped.

“We are moving ahead with our convention. Preparations are already going on for that, and the convention will take place on the 29th and 30th of April.

“Governor Makinde himself has reached out for reconciliation, but like our leader said, we want a sincere and honest reconciliation. In politics, there is no permanent friend or enemy; it is all about interest.”

Also speaking, the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State, Sunday Bisi, said the camp loyal to Wike remained open to reconciliation but insisted that the planned convention would not be postponed.

According to him, Wike had made it clear that the reconciliation process must not affect the convention or the leadership of the caretaker committee.

Bisi added that activities leading to the convention were already ongoing in several states across the country.

He said, “Wike said the convention date is sacrosanct and cannot be changed, and that the members of the National Caretaker Committee have come to stay. If the convention is coming up next week or so, there is no point changing any caretaker now.

“As of today, congresses are ongoing in almost 15 states of the country, including Oyo State. So we cannot halt any ongoing congresses or the convention coming up.

Wike Camp Insists PDP Convention Will Hold As Planned

“If they want to come for reconciliation, they can come. We are not quarrelling with anybody; our doors are open. If they come, we will sit down and discuss the positions in the National Working Committee. If their argument is strong, why not? Like Wike said, we are operating from a position of strength.”