We will kneel down, beg Wike not to leave our party – PDP

The Chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Walid Jibrin has confessed that they will do everything possible to ensure that Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, doesn’t leave the party.

Jibrin made this revelation on Monday while addressing newsmen in Kaduna.

The Informant247 had reported that Atiku, had on May 28, secured the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with 371 votes, defeating his closest contender and the Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, who got 237 votes.

Wike has accused stakeholders of his party in the south of “betrayal”.

The Informant247 observed that Wike has not congratulated the Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, ever since his choice as the running mate to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

But Jibrin said: “We in PDP know how to solve our problems. We know that Governor Nyesom Wike may not be happy.

“It is the intention of this party to constitute a reconciliation committee that will meet Wike to talk to him, appeal to him, and pray that he will not leave our party.”

Jibrin said Wike is “a great man who has been fighting for the party, and the party will not want to see him move to another party”.

“We will all visit Wike together and if it means kneeling to Wike, we will kneel for him,” the BoT chairman added.