There are strong indications that former military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) (rtd) may wade into the crisis rocking the opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP (PDP).

LEADERSHIP gathered that the former Nigerian leader will be holding a closed-door meeting with the presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar, and aggrieved five governors of the party otherwise known as G-5 in Minna, the Niger State capital on Friday.

The meeting is coming barely three days after IBB also received the presidential candidate of the rival All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and his team at his hilltop residence in Minna.

Sources hinted that the recent move at reconciliation leveraging on the outreach of IBB may have been powered by a former senior military intelligence officer and some interest groups from the North supporting the Atiku Presidency.

Meanwhile, in a related development, the PDP presidential candidate has reacted to the statement credited to the leader of G-5 and Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, during a press briefing in Bauchi State few days ago, where he said the group was still open to reconciliation.

In a press statement tilted, ‘Atiku Welcomes Wike Camp’s Peace Overtures’ signed by Atiku’s media adviser, Paul Ibe, obtained by LEADERSHIP on Friday, he said the former Vice President of Nigeria welcomed reports that Governor Wike and his group were favourably disposed to the resolution of the issues with him.

“Atiku Abubakar also expresses his commitment to a negotiation that will resolve the crisis of confidence and pave the way for a much stronger and united PDP.

“The former Vice President of Nigeria notes that never at any time of the differences that has ensued has the doors been shut to Governor Wike and his group.

“He enjoins every leader of the party and their supporters irrespective of their leanings to be open-minded and support the process of resolution of the extant issues,” Ibe stated.

LEADERSHIP reports that the PDP G-5 has been at loggerheads with Atiku and the PDP leadership since the emergence of the party’s presidential candidate for the 2023 elections, over the continued stay of Dr. Iyorchia Ayu as the party’s national chairman.

Moferere:
Still, Atiku will lose

Truthisunique2:
If this is true then game further over for Tinubu

This is after Buhari have said he has no personal candidate to his cult voters indirectly supporting his Fulani bro

Seems north wan gang..bang Tinubu and obi

GardenGreen:



Amen. Fulani can't transfer the mantle of power to another Fulani. Never

Wike is in perfect order !

Kagd10:
This was what I previously talked about. Batified2023. garfield1

The North Central would keep changing their tunes because e no concern them since none of them is contesting as the main character anyway. See the IBB that Tinubu met few days already siding with Atiku. Getting meagre votes from North Central isn't what Tinubu should be looking at. But to clear the whole North Central and the best way is to bring in Lalong. I don talk my own. Shettima's Borno and Yobe are not enough.

garfield1:


Ibb won't broker anything.the man will remain neutral.abdulsalam,obj and gej will all advise against that

ufuosman:
Yesterday na Jonathan, today na IBB tomorrow e go be OBJ

garfield1:


Ibb won't broker anything.the man will remain neutral.abdulsalam,obj and gej will all advise against that

Truthisunique2:
The same ibb when Obi and Tinubu have been bowing to is about to take a political active role for the first time

Kagd10:


How did you know?

Point is North Central people wouldn't care tbh. I mean tbeyy can trust whoever they like. If Atiku brings his own message, why won't they trust him? Hence, Atiku could split votes with Tinubu in the likes of Niger, Nasarawa etc.. And in the likes of Fct, Benue, Plateau etc, they won't trust the Muslim Muslim ticket hence the reason why most of them are supporting Peter Obi.

Point is Tinubu needs to clear the whole of North central. Best is to bring in Lalong. There's no reason why Tinubu should limit his votes? Coupled with lots of things. It makes no sense and has no benefit. Lalong should replace Shettima abeg.

Kingsmeal:


You can dream as you like..

After you called Wike names, you want to ass lick him now.. mûmû man

Moferere:
Still, Atiku will lose

Truthisunique2:
you are still talking Obi

Shebi you see the terrible outing he got in Nassarawa cum the canopy naming ceremony he had in Benue

Atiku is clearly north central because he can conviently get the fanatics there and still get the liberal that need change who don't take Obi serious so far

Kagd10:


We all know Peter Obi wouldn't do well in Nasarawa. Peter Obi will do well in Benue, Plateau, Fct, Taraba.

As for Atiku, he's bound to split with Tinubu and Obi in Nasarawa and Niger etc.

More reason I don't want Tinubu to limit his votes but bring in Lalong into the settings.

Nasarawa is

Truthisunique2:
Peter Obi has nothing in benue, is it that you people have chosen you must wallow in your self deceit even when you see reality

Is the canopy event yesterday a sign of a party that is majority in a place?

Especially one that claims to have organic momentum

Benue is gone, Taraba is north east not north central, those ones have external alligence to Atiku personally

Truthisunique2:
who gives a hoot about wike

He is the one begging he opened room for negotiation

Atiku so far has ignored his attention seeking gimmick

It's not out of place if the northern elites who are working for Atiku want a common house

Kingsmeal:


Lol.. Atiku won't even say all these gibberish you're saying.

Funny dude

Kagd10:


The crowd was huge enough in Benue despite the fact that they had no structure. Point is it's the people who will vote at the end of the day. They won't vote for another killer herdsmen. They would want peace for a tenure. And they won't also support double Muslim Muslim ticket.

Truthisunique2:
lol

Make una shut up and stop speaking from both sides

Na una agree no structure but yet una claim you have majority, so don't find excuse when bursted

Buhari didn't have one naira all his time in politics but look at what happened in everywhere that was certain as APC stronghold in 2015

We saw the magnitude of support anytime he went to such states in his rallies, Obi no get any support in NC but una go use mouth dey share states for am

Truthisunique2:
Mr man you are very confused o, that's why you don't know whether Na Obi or Tinubu you wan support

My own is SE/SS alone can not make Obi president especially where the same SS/SE are opposition stronghold

Wike for instance has 200,000 special advisers alone with PVC and he is not working with obi, this is the just a minute sip of what Obi would face sharing votes with structured parties.

In the North Central his campaign have either been a canopy featherweight that can't pass 5k people yet his zombiedients can't produce the non existent 1million rallies they have been deceiving themselves with when their man comes to town

Kagd10:


Buhari without structures was working toe to toe with Obasanjo in 2003. Abegi.

We've seen a lot of people supporting Peter Obi in Plateau, Taraba, Benue. So what are you saying exactly? He's also got South East and South South. It's the people who will vote at the end of the day.


My own is Tinubu shouldn't limit his votes hence should remove the whole double Muslim Muslim ticket he's flagging.