There is a raging division among the governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the party’s presidential candidate, multiple sources confirmed to Daily Trust.
The division, it was learnt, was borne out the presidential aspiration of four of the governors of the party.
They are Governors Bala Mohammed of Bauchi, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto, Nyesom Wike of Rivers and Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom.
Daily Trust gathered that the party’s governors met earlier on Wednesday at the Benue State governors’ lodge in Abuja, but there was no definite outcome on their position.
Investigations by Daily Trust revealed that the governors are currently torn between Tambuwal and Wike, with the expectation that Mohammed has a chance to contest for another term.
The source privy to the ongoing horse-trading ahead of the party’s primary said four governors are said to be queuing behind Tambuwal while Wike and Emmanuel, who are from the same zone, also have high chances among the governors.
Daily Trust further gathered that one governor, who is non-committal to the plan for a presidential candidate from the fold of PDP Governors’ Forum is the Adamawa State governor, Umaru Fintiri, who is strongly behind former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
