By
Samuel Agbelusi
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may have temporarily suspended its presidential campaign apparently over the protracted rift between the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike.
It was learnt that the campaign rally was suspended at the instance of Atiku who, party sources said, had drafted three prominent PDP stakeholders to mediate in the standoff between him and the Rivers Governor.
Atiku was reported to have drafted a former Senate President, David Mark; a former Rivers Governor, Peter Odili and a former Delta Governor, James Ibori as mediators.
It was further gathered that the campaign was suspended to give the three new “arbitrators” a chance to undertake and conclude their assignment.
However, Paul Ibe, media adviser to the Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Presidential Candidate of the People Democratic Party debunked the claim via a twitter post.
It reads, “This is a big, fat lie. PDP has not suspended its campaign. Kaduna rally is holding on Monday as scheduled. This is APC mischief. The earlier the ruling party commences its own campaign, the better, so that it has less time for mischief.”
Although, the PDP ought to have done a rally in Kebbi state today.
Meanwhile, supporters of the party have claimed to be good to go for the campaign and ready for the task ahead
Muhammad Yusuf started via his Twitter post, “PDP is a formidable political party in the forthcoming election. We are just good to go.”
It will be recalled that Wike’s camp had been insisting on the resignation of the national chairman on the grounds that the north can not produce the Presidential candidate and party chairman.
