Ifeanyi Okowa, governor of Delta and vice presidential candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has stated that the party’s angry governors and other members will work to ensure PDP’s triumph in the 2023 election.
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, Prof. Jerry Gana of Bode George, and other party stakeholders are among the dissatisfied governors and chieftains.
Okowa stated that the aggrieved governors and other members would work for the party and would not destroy it immediately after the Board of Trustees (BoT) met with him in Abuja.
“Governors and other members who are aggrieved are members of the party,” he declared. I think all of my brothers will work for the party. PDP is their place of residence, and they are family there.
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“They’re not going to destroy their home. I do believe that we’ll continue to talk with ourselves and resolve the little issues that are left.”
“We are talking among ourselves as governors, realising that there are several leaders within our party from across the country. We’ve been talking with ourselves.
“I believe that there is still a little work to be done, but a lot has been done. We are largely reconciled. There are still issues to be dealt with. That’s why you see some of the leaders of the party, the Board of Trustees, here today.
“We have had very useful discussions on what they could do and what we ought to continue to do as a party. But, because the PDP is a very large party, we understand that. Yet, there is some level of disagreement, but we will continue to stay in touch with ourselves to resolve the issues.
“Last Tuesday, on the 27th, we were in the Southeast. Our brother, the governor of Enugu State, hosted us very well. That’s a very positive step forward. We had very useful interactions with all our leaders in the Southeast and I think that is a great plus for us as a party.
“And I believe too that you’re aware too, that we were in the Southwest, where we were very well received by Governor Seyi Makinde and the stakeholders of the party.
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“The few issues are still left on the table. I’m sure we’ll come to discuss it and in the next few days, we are convinced that we will be largely reconciled.”
Adolphus Wabara, the chairman of the PDP’s Board of Trustees, explained their purpose, saying they were there to meet with “our vice presidential candidate, Governor Okowa, to discuss the existing problem and to also propose answers to those challenges.
“His Excellency, the vice presidential candidate, gave us a thorough briefing on these matters.
“The committee is enlightened now on the issues and we’re moving forward. Like I said the last time, we have been going around and we met most of the governors.
“In the coming days, we will also meet with the principal, the presidential candidate, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, and from there, we will proceed to meet with Governor Wike.
“We have met with some other governors. We have met Governor Samuel Ortom, Governor Seyi Makinde, Governor Ahmadu Fintri, Governor Ikpeazu and Ugwuanyi of Enugu State.”
