Among the key decisions made at the NEC meeting, the party
also appointed former Akwa-Ibom State governor, Emmanuel Udom, as the head of
its Disciplinary Committee, while former Senate President, Bukola Saraki,
remains the head of its Reconciliation committee.
But Atiku told his supporters in the Whatsapp group after
the NEC meeting that only God gives power.
His reaction follows insinuations by his supporters that he
has been betrayed by some elements within the party.
The former vice president, who had contested six different
times to become Nigeria’s president, but failed, said, “There is God. It is God
that gives power, not anybody.”
Responding, one of his supporters on the social media group,
said, “This is very true, Sir and this same God will answer your heart desires
and ours too.
“When the day comes, we shall all be alive to celebrate
together as one big family of good faith.
“All our hand work will not go to waste, there is always
light at the end of the tunnel. We shall all walk and work together to witness
the night. Victory shall be ours. It is well with you, Sir.”
Meanwhile, the Deputy National Chairman (South) of the
party, Taofeek Arapaja, has addressed the growing calls for the suspension of
former Rivers State governor and current Minister of Federal Capital Territory,
Nyesome Wike, and other members of the defunct G5 governors within the PDP over
alleged anti-party activities.
He disclosed in an interview with PUNCH on Friday in
reaction to the resolutions reached at Thursday’s NEC meeting of the party and
its North Central Zone leadership meeting held on Wednesday night.
Ahead of the two meetings, some top chieftains of the party,
including former PDP governorship candidate in Kogi State, Senator Dino Melaye,
had boasted that every top chieftain of the party accused of anti-party
activities would get serious sanctions from the party’s NEC on Thursday.
On Thursday, the PDP NEC, however, failed to comment on the
alleged anti-party issues and further retained the party’s former Vice Chairman
(North), Umar Damagum as the party’s acting national chairman till its next NEC
meeting.
