The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may have put on hold its presidential campaign over the protracted rift between the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike.
According to reports, the campaign rally was suspended at the instance of Atiku, who, party sources said, had drafted three prominent PDP stakeholders to mediate in the standoff between him and the Rivers Governor.
Atiku was reported to have drafted a former Rivers Governor, Peter Odili, former Senate President, David Mark, and a former Delta Governor, James Ibori, as mediators.
Reports further disclosed that the candidate took the step to give the three new “arbitrators” a chance to undertake and conclude their assignment.
The rallies for Zamfara on Thursday, October 13 and Kaduna on October 15, have also been shifted.
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Kola Ologbondiyan, one of the PDP presidential campaign spokespersons, confirmed the rally’s cancellation in the three states.
Ologbondiyan told reporters that the rally scheduled in Kaduna on Friday had been shifted to Monday, October 17. He, however, did not give definite dates for the rally in Kebbi and Zamfara.
The party began its presidential campaign in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, last Monday, October 10.
