{"id":99508,"date":"2022-09-21T10:14:06","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T09:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=99508"},"modified":"2022-09-21T10:14:06","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T09:14:06","slug":"2023-wikes-camp-dumps-atiku-withdraws-from-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/2023-wikes-camp-dumps-atiku-withdraws-from-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"2023: Wike\u2019s camp dumps Atiku, withdraws from campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">THE camp of Governor Nyesom Wike in the Peoples Democratic Party has officially announced its withdrawal from participating in the presidential campaign of the party for the 2023 elections.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The group made its position known after a long meeting which started at about 7pm last night and ended by past 2am this morning at the private residence of Wike in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pointblanknews.com reports that members of the group said none of them will participate in whatever capacity in the campaign council unless the National Chairman of the party, Iyorchia Ayu, resigns for a southern candidate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nSome members of the group were recently appointed as leaders and members of the campaign council for the party\u2019s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Present at this defining gathering at Wike\u2019s residence in Port Harcourt include Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State; former Governors Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo, Ayo Fayose of Ekiti, Donald Duke of Cross River, Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe and Jonah Jang of Plateau, former Attorney General of the Federation, Mohammed Adoke.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Others at the meeting are elder statesmen, Olabode George, Jerry Gana; South-South Chairman of the PDP, Dan Orbih; former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chibudom Nwuche; Senator Suleiman Nazif, Nnenna Ukeje, among several others.<br \/>\nAfter over seven hours of private meeting from 7pm on Tuesday, September 20 to past 2am on Wednesday September 21, they gather to briefing journalists on the outcome, with George stating the shocker.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The decision of the Rivers governor\u2019s camp comes some days to September 28, the official date for candidates to kick-off campaign as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE camp of Governor Nyesom Wike in the Peoples Democratic Party has officially announced its withdrawal from participating in the presidential campaign of the party for the 2023 elections. 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