Ahead of the 2015 governorship election, nine out of the 17 aggrieved Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirants in Rivers State have clearly stated that they are not part of any reconciliation with the party’s governorship candidate, Chief Nyesom Wike.

The displeased governorship aspirants, speaking yesterday in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital, also denounced the process that led to the emergence of Wike, the immediate past Minister of State for Education, as PDP’s governorship candidate.

The nine governorship aspirants noted that they did not participate in the meeting that took place at the Le’Meridien Hotel in the new Government Reservation Area (GRA), Port Harcourt on Christmas Day, stressing that that they did not subscribe to any decision that was reached at the meeting.

“Majority of those who attended the meeting were not governorship aspirants. Persons who attended the meeting supposedly convoked for reconciliation with Wike were doing so to achieve their inordinate ambition. We will continue to stand for justice, equity and fairness. We will continue to fight for the attainment of the principle of rotation and zoning within the PDP,” they said.

The aggrieved PDP governorship aspirants, who kicked against reconciling with the ex-minister of state for education are Gabriel Pidomson, Dumo Lulu-Briggs, Mrs Biobele Dodi Odesola, Chief Pawariso Horsefall, Major Lancelot Anyanya(rtd.), Bernard Mikko, Samson Ngerebara, Fafaa Dan Princewill and Atamuno Atamuno.

They said: “Our attention has been drawn to certain news reports in both electronic and print media, including a website named Riversconverge, to the effect that 15 nameless PDP governorship aspirants have met with the PDP’s leadership in Rivers State and its governorship candidate, Chief Nyesom Wike.

“We wish to state unequivocally that we were neither aware of nor were we part of any such meeting and did not subscribe to any decision arising therefrom, particularly when it is realised that majority of those who attended the meeting were not governorship aspirants.

“We further state that we did not authorise the use of our names for such a meeting and any person or persons doing so are only striving to achieve their inordinate ambition.

“We will be in a position to make our considered decision on the matter of PDP governorship ticket known at the appropriate time. We stand for justice, equity and fairness and must fight for our cause within the party. We advise our dedicated supporters and Rivers people to remain calm and resolute as they look up to God.”

It will be recalled that on December 23, the Rivers Chairman of the PDP, Chief Felix Obuah, inaugurated a 69-member reconciliation committee to reach all the aggrieved members of the party before the commencement of the party’s campaigns and were given seven days to conclude its assignments, but divided into three, with each to address the issues in the three senatorial districts.

A former Rivers Governor, Sir Celestine Omehia, chairs the reconciliation committee for the Rivers West Senatorial District. Elemchukwu Ogbowu is Chairman for the Rivers East Senatorial District, while the Minister of Sports, Dr. Tammy Danagogo, chairs the committee for Rivers Southeast Senatorial District.

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PDP and Lies, bread and butter. No surprises.

I strongly believe LIES was invented by PDP

They should all endorse the candidacy of Dagogo Peterside, it is the way forward. PDP is dead in Rivers State!!!!