Why we won’t sanction Wike, others – Ayu

The party had been engulfed in internal dispute with many members taking sides with either Atiku or Wike.The reported bad blood between Atiku and Wike came to a head when Wike told journalists about a week ago that Atiku told many lies during his interview with Arise TV.Related News Wike, Atiku's meeting positive signal - Sule Lamido Wike's men seek PDP restructuring, say party pro-North Wike: PDP BoT meets in Abuja A source at the meeting said, “After the meeting went into a closed-door session, some of the former officers called for sanction to be imposed on Wike because of his utterances.6th August 2022 PDP National Chairman, Dr Iyorchia Ayu 6th August 2022 The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, has ruled out the possibility of sanctioning the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, over his outbursts against the party’s leadership and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.

The governor was also said to be aggrieved that he was neither chosen as the party’s vice presidential candidate nor consulted on certain issues in the party.They said he didn’t respect the party’s leadership and its presidential candidate, among other things.