Ahead of the 2023 presidential election, the faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to the Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike, has withdrawn its support for the party’s candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.
The group pulled out of the party’s Presidential Campaign Council after a stormy meeting in Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital on Wednesday morning.
The Governor’s supporters vowed not to partake in Atiku’s campaign activities pending the resignation of the party’s National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu.
Wike has been at the forefront of the demands for the resignation of Ayu since the conclusion of the presidential primary in May.