Gunayo:
So it's okay for Atiku to succeed Buhari Abi after 8 years? You no well at all.

yusufu16:
Wike is in trouble. Its clear Ayu has a deal with the oppositions in Rivers State.

2023: PDP and politics of healing Wike’s self-inflicted injury

Then, the race began in earnest for three years now, reaching a frenzy with the works of the two PDP committees on zoning. The first was the Gov Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi committee on the zoning of the PDP party offices. The Ugwuanyi committee quickly told the world the committee’s assignment did not cover zoning the office of the president. Though this was true, the question is: why didn’t the Ugwuanyi committee zone the PDP chairmanship to the North without aligning it to the divide that would produce the PDP presidential flag-bearer? The second committee headed by Gov Samuel Ortom of Benue state was specifically on the zoning of the presidential ticket and, with the votes of the representatives of all the 17 Southern states without any exception, the Committee unanimously recommended throwing open the PDP presidential ticket, which the PDP NEC simply upheld.

One thing irrefutably stands out – Wike shot himself in the leg. Here was a man who had an overarching influence on both committees but could not insist that the ticket be zoned South. Many had wondered why? The reason is also relatively in plain sight: the Southeast factor. As the clamour for zoning of the presidential ticket of the PDP to South reached its crescendo, many had pointed out the fact that though the PDP Constitution had prescribed zoning of the office of the president to be between North and South since the South-west and South-south had taken their turns in producing the president and the vice in this current dispensation in the persons of Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, zoning this time around, should not just be to the South but the Southeast.

Atiku Abubakar went a step further by offering to step down from the race if it would be agreed that the touted zoning to the South would mean micro-zoning to the Southeast. Wike and the rest could not take the Atiku challenge maybe because Atiku would likely back Peter Obi, who was his vice-presidential running mate in 2019 and an ally. The prospects of Peter Obi picking the ticket if PDP zoned South was so real compelling Wike to go for an open contest, believing he could pick it up ahead of Atiku, Tambuwal and Bala Mohammed, given his large war chest.

https://www.thecable.ng/2023-pdp-and-politics-of-healing-wikes-self-inflicted-injury/amp

AmotekunSW:


You are just a nonentity whose father has no say in the North. It is usually you children of paupers who make the most noise. How many voters did your father mobilise for Buhari in 15 and 19?

Sensible Northerners why are pillars of Northern politics want power to come to the South. They are rooting for a Southerner who will protect the economic and business interests of the North.

makavalley:
It's getting interesting day by day

Gunayo:
It will clear for Ayu's eyes when the election is over. The backlash he will face will overwhelme him except Atiku wins which he will not.

Jalinspy:
The game is on

johnpalmer774:



The case was dead on the arrival before because according to Supreme Court judgement on Osun PDP challenging the candidate of their former Governor Oyetola , it says opposition party had no business in interfering other party internal affairs, it says it only the member of that political party had the right to sue the party of wrong doing so PDP case against against other political party in rivers state was dead on arrival at first

Nwodosis:
And with Wike's alliance with Tinubu, there will be protest vote from the Obidients in Rivers and PDP will lose the governorship.

onatisi:

this is what we have been telling wike and his so-called G5 thieves, PDP IS NOT AFRAID OF LOSING RIVERS STATE , THEY HAVE ALREADY ACCEPTED THE FATE THAT WIKE WILL WORK AGAINST THE PARTY AND THEY HAVE ENOUGH PLANS TO MITIGATE THE EFFECT AND THIS ACTION GOES TO PROVE THAT.
so all the threats that wike has been issuing have now come to a full anti-climax, wike can do his worst, and the worst is that he will give the majority of rivers state votes to tinubu or peter obi, after that what next? NOTHING

mrksquare:



He cannot even give the majority of the votes to Tinubu. Most PDP members are supporting Obi. Ditto some are also supporting Atiku.

Billmos:
Those dat were clapping for wike calling n hailing him as d wise one now dat ayu has taken d game to wike' frontage I hope wike will survive this power play.politic is not a game of noise making u need think and wear all d odd before u venture to leap.wike need to learn from his master ameachi, sometime silient is golden.he wike talk too much he believes dat pdp revolve around his bumbum.madman!!!!!!!

Gunayo:
It will clear for Ayu's eyes when the election is over. The backlash he will face will overwhelme him except Atiku wins which he will not.

onatisi:

So what the hell is he now shouting and bragging all about all these days? The way he talks you will think maybe the whole Rivers State will be voting in his house . No wonder they say empty barrel makes the loudest noise . I always knew there was very lite he could reason why he was always shouting all the time

Ayosman1:
Wike should be taught a lesson. You can't be arrogant and be stupid at the same time. PDP made you who you are

SyrusdeHansome:
Yes, because the last president PDP produced was a southerner nd coupled with the fact that since politics is a game PDP is right to play it smartly because they also want to win. Let's be realistic, between Atiku nd Wike who will stand a better chance to defeat the muslim/muslim ticket of apc? Politics is not abt making noire

mrksquare:



He cannot even give the majority of the votes to Tinubu. Most PDP members are supporting Obi. Ditto some are also supporting Atiku.

VicHots:
PDP had failed,in all the cases so far they had been loosing and will continue to lose !
Putting eye for other party primaries isn't right but evil conceptions!

onatisi:

this is what we have been telling wike and his so-called G5 thieves, PDP IS NOT AFRAID OF LOSING RIVERS STATE , THEY HAVE ALREADY ACCEPTED THE FATE THAT WIKE WILL WORK AGAINST THE PARTY AND THEY HAVE ENOUGH PLANS TO MITIGATE THE EFFECT AND THIS ACTION GOES TO PROVE THAT.
so all the threats that wike has been issuing have now come to a full anti-climax, wike can do his worst, and the worst is that he will give the majority of rivers state votes to tinubu or peter obi, after that what next? NOTHING

mycar:
Wike made a mistake, you don't swim against the tide
He shouldn't kept quite and talk after the election. This why he lost election and why Tinubu may lose. A good leader select his words. As bad as Buhari is, he keeps alot of things to himself.

Terabyteck:


https://thenationonlineng.net/ayu-withdraws-all-pdp-cases-against-opposition-in-rivers/

frankson1:



It's the same thing the Rivers PDP used in kicking APC and Accord party out of the last elections and Wike wanted to pull the same stunt and he would have succeeded if he had no issues with the party.

This is politics in play.

fk001:
Wike is in for a long ride.

Ayu faction will definitely support APC faction by proxy. Ameachi might reclaim Rivers

olatuns2017:



The sweetiest about elections is that Atiku/PDP in 2019 got highest votes in River state BUT in 2023 ATiku will not get it



not only in Rivers , in SE/SS Atiku used/PDP used to win but now it's Just 25% for ATiku because he wants to crush nigeria more more with his Fulani lineage


One of the reasons

TINUBU is 89% sure of winning this race is G5 Govs (strong hold of PDP now swingling to Obi LPdp)


ATiku only has north to back on in this elections and he won't get it 60%

APC has 14 out of 19 northern states and they are all firmly supporting Tinubu


Worst come to worst it's 50 50 in the north with majority votes

Obi will win SE and part of SS but will not get 25% ( requirements before you can be president) in 20th states

Obi is a major spoiler for ATiku ( am so happy obi is contesting against ATiku)