“THE only thing that can make me step down is death. If I am alive, we will run this thing. We will hold the primary on May 28 and 29.”

The statement was made by Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike in a BBC Pidgin interview that was aired on April 22.

Wike was reacting to moves by some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholders to select the party’s presidential flagbearer for the 2023 general elections through a consensus arrangement.

Moves for a consensus candidate and the debate over zoning of the presidential ticket are thorny issues that PDP leaders are trying to resolve in the build up to the 2023 elections.

For the consensus arrangement to work, other aspirants would, voluntarily, step down for the candidate endorsed by the party.

Section 84(9) of the Electoral Act stipulated that “A political party that adopts a consensus candidate shall secure the written consent of all cleared aspirants for the position, indicating their voluntary withdrawal from the race and their endorsement of the consensus candidate.”

But even as those championing the consensus arrangement are going ahead with consultations, Wike has made it clear that he will not be stepping down for anybody.

“Why will I step down for anybody? If you want to do consensus, there must be equity and fairness. Are the hands of those demanding consensus clean? People talking about consensus are the ones running the election. Is it the party’s decision? It is not the party that is talking,” he added in the BBC Pidgin interview.

Wike went ahead to describe the proposed consensus arrangement as “a scam”.

The Rivers state governor’s stance indicates that it may not be possible for the PDP to meet up with the requirements of Section 84(9) of the Electoral Act. Wike is not ready to submit any written document to indicate his consent to step down for any consensus candidate.

But unfolding developments in the PDP show that Wike is not the only presidential aspirant who is opposed to the consensus arrangement.

As of April 20, a total of 17 aspirants have submitted expression of interest and nomination forms for the PDP presidential ticket and, therefore, are set to contest the party’s primary election.

The aspirants are Vice President Atiku Abubakar; a former Senate President Bukola Saraki; Sokoto State Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed; Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, an Investment banker Mohammed Hayatu-Deen; a pharmacist Sam Ohuabunwa and a former Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly Cosmos Ndukwe.

Others are Charles Ugwu; a female aspirant Tareila Diana; a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation Anyim Pius Anyim; Akwa Ibom State Governor Udom Emmanuel; a former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi; a former Ekiti State governor Ayodele Fayose; a United States-based medical practitioner, Nwachukwu Anakwenze and media mogul Dele Momodu.

The PDP had initially fixed April 20 as deadline for the submission of forms but the deadline was extended to April 25.

Saraki, Mohammed, Tambuwal initiated consensus arrangement

However, even while the sale of expression of interest and nomination forms was still ongoing, and with the party yet to take a final decision on zoning of the presidential ticket, some PDP presidential aspirants came together to engage in consultations towards agreeing on a consensus candidate.

The PDP presidential aspirants involved in the consensus consultations are Saraki, Bauchi and Sokoto governors Mohammed and Tambuwal, and Hayatu-Deen.

READ MORE HERE: https://www.icirnigeria.org/2023-how-moves-for-consensus-candidate-led-pdp-into-fresh-crisis/

It's a family affair, they will settle

And this blogger is selling Wike or damaging Wike

How many delegates Rivers state have?

Where will the noise maker delegate come from..

Politics is not by media noise .. this is what Wike will learn in 2023..

Which of the Pdp candidate will Wike beat at the primaries

He wan VP and think Na by louting ..

When a man discovers he’s been left behind and inconsequential, especially a man with mean pride .. he becomes a bull in the Chinese shop.
Only that nobody send the bull anymore .. because there’s nothing to destroy.. except itself

No Pdp stakeholder will ever respond to Wike rants
No attention from Pdp

Except from Yoruba media propaganda

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Jamesmadisson:
Please don’t give out your BVN, this is how your bank account get hacked.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFJcndxUln0

This is democracy, nothing like consensus candidate, though the party oligarchs can still rig in their favorite at the end of election.


I wonder what is making wike thinks he won't come last in the primary.

What’s it with the noise about consensus? Let them all go to the primaries and allow the popular candidate win. Evenly though we know it’s going to be a dollar rain. At least it would be an opportunity to waste some of their looted funds.

Sarathief and Atiku .... Two dangerous Mesh Jamba Fulani twins

Yoruba-Fulani Bukola Saraki, and Kanuri- Fulani Atiku Abobaku are about to destroy PDP for the second time and decamp again

Wike has being passionately warning PDP of this treacherous evil twins from futa jalon but they see him as a drunkard




.

Ok.. what I know is Tinubu won’t become President

The confused party

party of legendary thieves.if they like let them field another old generational thief as presidential candidate na 4th position they will take in 2023

greedy politician... crisis kee una

Don't put your total hope in men (politicians), many will disappoint you to your face.

No matter how difficult your past and present situations are, don't be hopeless.

going into the 2015 general election till pdp has being waking from one nightmare and falling into another. they grace to avoid a permanent coma.

M

Wicked wike , he seems to be the only outspoken voice for truth in PDP.

Others are Charles Ugwu; a female aspirant Tareila Diana; a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation Anyim Pius Anyim; Akwa Ibom State Governor Udom Emmanuel; a former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi; a former Ekiti State governor Ayodele Fayose; a United States-based medical practitioner, Nwachukwu Anakwenze and media mogul Dele Momodu.

Why are some aspirants referred to as "others"? Are they second class citizens in PDP or they are inconsequential when it comes to being the presidential flag bearer of the party? Just asking

Ok

It's a family affair.

This PDP are not ready for governance at all
They had 8 years to prepare but they still haven't gotten themselves.
Now how will they rule well

when PDP show the level of undemocratic it is called family affair to some Dundee but when it happen in APC it is party of crisis




double standard from the citizen to their leaders



how can a party that claimed to have change be talking about undemocratic arrangement. foolish party



thunder fire all PDP member, party of iidiots

It's funny when I hear some ipob miscreants n pdp stooge talk about pdp getting to power by 2023,those people are on royal rumble reloaded

Tinubu is going to win anyway, so this is an inconsequential news.
They can scatter all they want, real Nigerians don't give a flying FVCK about them.

Asgard73:
And this blogger is selling Wike or damaging Wike

How many delegates Rivers state have?

Where will the noise maker delegate come from..

Politics is not by media noise .. this is what Wike will learn in 2023..

Which of the Pdp candidate will Wike beat at the primaries

He wan VP and think Na by louting ..

When a man discovers he’s been left behind and inconsequential, especially a man with mean pride .. he becomes a bull in the Chinese shop.
Only that nobody send the bull anymore .. because there’s nothing to destroy.. except itself

No Pdp stakeholder will ever respond to Wike rants
No attention from Pdp

Except from Yoruba media propaganda

your post is incomplete cos u didn't mention tinubu.

Accept d fact that no party will ever make d mistake of fielding an igbo man either as vp or president, any party who try that shit has lost b4 election.

If apc and pdp present igbos we will vote for sdp or aac

Asgard73:
And this blogger is selling Wike or damaging Wike

How many delegates Rivers state have?

Where will the noise maker delegate come from..

Politics is not by media noise .. this is what Wike will learn in 2023..

Which of the Pdp candidate will Wike beat at the primaries

He wan VP and think Na by louting ..

When a man discovers he’s been left behind and inconsequential, especially a man with mean pride .. he becomes a bull in the Chinese shop.
Only that nobody send the bull anymore .. because there’s nothing to destroy.. except itself

No Pdp stakeholder will ever respond to Wike rants
No attention from Pdp

Except from Yoruba media propaganda

Who do you think will will the primaries as things stand.

PrinceOfLagos:
It's a family affair, they will settle

Which family?
Northern and southern family?
ATIKU will contest