PDP Will Settle The Crisis Before Elections” – Okowa

BY: Mohammed Oluwatimileyin Taoheed

Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, the Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and incumbent Governor of Delta State, has assured that the party will go into next year’s general elections as one united family.

Okowa made this known on Friday at Benue State Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja.

Track News Nigeria covers that Okowa says this during media briefing after having a closed door meeting with Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State.

He noted that the reconciliation moves taken by leaders of the party to resolve all issues that kicked off from the Presidential primaries and his subsequent emergence as the Vice Presidential candidate was on, stressing that at the end, “all issues would be resolved.”

Okowa described the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike as “a strong party man who have worked very hard for the success of the PDP and would not want to work for another political party.”

Meanwhile, Ortom corroborated the position of Okowa, commenting that the leaders of the PDP were still discussing to correct whatever that may have gone wrong during the Presidential and Vice Presidential tussles.

BUT, Ortom noted that Wike, as a critical stakeholder of the PDP, needs to be placated to ensure that the reconciliation process was flexible and smooth.