Senator Ben Obi and Prof Obiora Okonkwo respectively, the
chairman and director general of Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Council in
Anambra State have revealed that a special team is working to resolve the
impasse between the party’s presidential candidate and the G5 governors.
They stated this on Wednesday in Awka, Anambra State, during
a pre-campaign flag-off press conference to announce the visit of Alhaji Atiku
Abubakar on Thursday.
The campaign council also used the opportunity to present
its itinerary for the candidate in Anambra State.
Senator Ben Obi and Okonkwo who addressed journalists said efforts are ongoing to reconcile Atiku with the G5 governors, and that the state is also poised to give Atiku victory in the 2023 election.
Obi said: “It is a common thing for political parties to
have crises. That is not out of place, and we have a team that is working to
resolve the crisis in the PDP.
“This is not something we want to make public, but let me
tell you that the G5 governors are also willing for peace, Wike (Rivers State
governor) has said so. We have a team that is working on that, and for now, we
are not willing to make the outcome public, but we are working.”
Okonkwo also added that: “Even in those states where those
rifts are going on, there are still campaigns going on, and the plan is to vote
PDP from top to bottom. In Abia, you have heard of the five-over-five slogan,
and all our governors are still campaigning for Atiku.
“In all their (G5 Governors’) demands, they have never said
they have any problem with Atiku personally. It is not a matter that can not be
resolved.”
Speaking on the itinerary of the candidate in Anambra on
Thursday, Okonkwo said the party expects massive mobilisation, and that a
number of activities have been lined up for him.
“Arrival is by 10 am, we will meet him at the airport and
also move to the Governor’s Lodge, where the presidential candidate will meet
with Governor Chukwuma Soludo. From there he will have an interactive
non-partisan meeting with the traditional rulers of Anambra State.
“He will commission the campaign office, and also interact
with town union leaders, market leaders, at Ekwunife Centre, before hitting the
campaign arena.”
The party had earlier announced a public holiday among all
PDP members in the state, and Okonkwo said the decision stands, and that a
massive crowd is expected at the campaign.
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