Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, are currently attending the National Caucus meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja.
The duo, who sought the presidential ticket of the party for the 2023 election, are among stakeholders at the meeting holding at Bauchi Governors’ lodge behind ECOWAS secretariat in Asokoro.
Atiku had eventually won the party’s ticket, while Wike showed interest in being his running mate, but the former number two man settled for ex-Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, marking beginning of a fresh crisis in the PDP as Wike eventually worked for President Bola Tinubu, Atiku’s main rival in the election.
Apparently to compensate him, Tinubu chose Wike as a minister and his acceptance further deepened the divide in the party, with many calling for his suspension.
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