The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Board of Trustees Chairman Walid Jibrin says it is unfair for the party to have both its presidential candidate and the national chairman from the northern region of the country.
Jibrin said this on Sunday when he appeared on a televison programme Sunday Politics, which was monitored by Truthlive.net correspondent.
The presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar, and the national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, are from the country’s northern region, a development Jibrin said is not ideal.
The PDP chief, who did not mind giving up his position to fix the rift in the party, also said the main opposition will retain the presidential seat next year.
Sunday’s comments came on the heels of the crisis in the PDP following its presidential election which saw Atiku emerging as the flagbearer.
The former vice president defeated Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State in the keenly-contested poll to clinch the ticket, a feat that kickstarted another round of crisis in the party.
While Wike in the wake of the election claimed he was cheated and accused the PDP of bypassing its laws in the poll, the Rivers leader was recommended, among others, as running mate for Atiku.
But the former vice president instead picked Governor Ifeanyi Okowa State, explaining that the move was because the Delta State governor meets “all or most of the qualities” he desires.
Following the comment, Wike accused Atiku of telling “many lies”. Efforts to reconcile the duo are yet to yield the desired results