By The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Wednesday, met with its governorship candidates in the midst of the raging crisis in the party.
The meeting was held behind closed doors at the public central command of the party in Abuja.
26 governorship candidates of the party were in attendance, except Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, who is currently out of the country.
The main opposition party is still battling the crisis that arose from its May 28 presidential primary election, won by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and the selection of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State as its vice presidential candidate.
Atiku emerged as the candidate of the party, but the runner-up, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, refused to commit to supporting the candidate of the party.
Mr. Wike and some governors have reportedly demanded that the National Chairman of the party, Iyorchia Ayu, should step down and be replaced with a southerner, to ensure a balance.
However, Sule Lamido, a former governor of Jigawa State, dismissed the demand.
According to Mr. Lamido, the former National Chairman, Ahmadu Ali, from Kogi State, was the party’s national chairman when former President Umar Yar’Adua, from Katsina State, became its presidential candidate in 2007.
