‘PDP Must Appease Wike To Win 2023 Elections’

Ondo Central Senatorial Candidate on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Ifedayo Adedipe, said the crisis rocking the party would not stop it from winning the 2023 general election, if the right things are done.
The senatorial candidate was optimistic that the crisis trailing the opposition party after its presidential primary election would soon be resolved.
Adedipe, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), stated this in an interview with newsmen, yesterday, in Akure.
Saying that the first thing that must be done to secure victory for the party was ensuring that the issues around the picking of Delta State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa ahead of Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, were resolved as quickly as possible to avoid implosion.
Adedipe, described Wike as one of the strong pillars of PDP, and called on the party leadership to manage post primary election crisis properly and ensure he was well treated.
“This is an internal crisis and nobody can dispute the good performance of Governor Wike, his resoluteness and charismatic. So, if he felt poorly treated I believe the leadership needs to address the issue wisely.
“Wike is a rocket party leader because when others ran away, he was there. So, it is natural to feel that he has been badly treated and if you ask me, I feel he has not been well treated in the post primary election arrangements.
“But we still have some months to the general elections and the matter will be resolved,” he said.
According to him, PDP will win resoundingly in Ondo Central Senatorial district due to poor performance of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.
“I have never believed and still not believe in incumbency factor because the so called ruling party has no good record that can secure the victory.
“So, it’s left for the electorate to decide if their lives are better off; better secured or united under the ruling party.
“I count on good sense of our people and I think I am optimistic of winning the forthcoming election for Ondo Central Senatorial district,” he said.