Senator Samuel Anyanwu, National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has backed Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike in his party grievances.
Wike’s defeat in the PDP presidential primaries is said to have created a schism between him and the party’s leadership.
The eventual selection of Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as the PDP’s vice presidential candidate has widened the gap even more.
Though there have been calls and moves for reconciliation, particularly between Wike and the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, ahead of the 2023 elections, it is understood that the efforts have not been successful thus far.
This has given rise to speculations that the Rivers Governor may dump the PDP and not support Abubakar in his quest to emerge as the next president of Nigeria.
In an interview with The Nation on Thursday, Anywanwu said Wike has every right to express his grievances following the outcome of the PDP presidential primary election.
The former lawmaker stated that if Wike thinks the PDP presidential primary election was flawed, he has the right to express his grievances.
“When a man contests an election and he doesn’t win and he feels that something was wrong, he has the right to express his grievances,” he said.
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He, however, expressed optimism that the crisis will be resolved soon, adding the process of reconciliation takes a different process before it can be resolved.
Anyanwu also denied claims that the National Chairman of the party, Senator Iyorcha Ayu, said the positions held by the South should be swapped with those from the North.
He said: “The statement credited to the National Chairman of the party, Dr. Iyorcha Ayu that positions held by the South be swapped with those from the North was a media hype. I am not aware of it, they are all creations of the media.”