- Fintiri, Mimiko Speak On Outcome
A committee constituted by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Friday began discussion with a view to ensuring reconciliation between the two politicians, however, the talks ended in stalemate.
The meeting was initially scheduled to hold on Monday but failed due to a disagreement over venue. While members of the committee appointed by Atiku wanted the committee to sit in Abuja, Mr Wike’s team insisted on Port Harcourt.
The committee rescheduled the meeting for Friday, even though there was still no agreement on the venue.
However, the committe met at Government House, Port Harcourt, according to a statement issued by Mr. Kelvin Ebiri, media aide to Wike.
Representatives from Atiku’s camp comprised the Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri; Hon. Adamu Waziri and Hon. Eyitayo Jegede.
While those on Governor Wike’s team were former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoki; Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State; former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke; former Governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Mimiko and former Governor of Gombe State, Dr. Ibrahim Dankwambo.
Fintiri, while addressing journalists after the end of the meeting which lasted for about four hours said that talks were ongoing to achieve the desired objectives.
He urged Nigerians to be patient and expressed optimism that at the end of the day the committee would broker peace, unify the party and Nigerians.
“We are aware that Nigerians are anxious and waiting for the PDP to take over government in 2023.
“We have met as leaders, members of the same political family and we have opened the discussion, work is in progress and we will continue.
“At the end of the day, we will broker peace and we will unify the party and Nigerians,” Fintiri asserted.
Mimiko while speaking, explained that the agreement by members of the committee to bring about unity in the party would be achieved soon, adding that the committee would meet again to further deliberate on issues that need to be addressed.
“We have agreed that there is a need for us to enhance unity within our party.
“This is a reconciliation process, there are some issues out there which needs further deliberation when the committees meets again,” he said
The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised a committee to interface with feuding Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike and the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar over the selection of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State as the vice presidential candidate.
The board met at the national secretariat of the party in Abuja Wednesday with its Chairman, Senator Walid Jibrin, presiding.
