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It is still uncertain times in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as delay in reconciling post-convention crisis has affected preparation for Osun State governorship election and the 2023 general elections. The absence of the presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and national chairman, Prof. Iyorchia Ayu, is slowing reconciliation moves.
The post-primaries face-off, which was aggravated by the manner the party announced its vice presidential candidate, had continued to get worse.
The PDP said, yesterday, that the peace moves to pacify aggrieved leaders has been put on hold pending the return of Atiku and Ayu. Atiku travelled to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) three weeks ago and is yet to return.
Chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT), Walid Jibrin, in a telephone interview, said though a committee has been put in place to resolve the crisis, nothing meaningful can be achieved until Atiku returns to the country.
Jibrin insisted that the BoT had already set up a high-level committee, to be led by Atiku and 13 governors of the party to meet with the aggrieved politicians, particularly the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike and his supporters. The Rivers governor lost to Atiku in the May primary election.
It was further gathered that other strategic decisions with regards to the campaigns ahead of the general elections would be sorted out.