A group, Plateau for Atiku Movement, says changing the national chairmanship of the party at this time would affect other positions which could result to deeper crisis and marring the party’s chances at the polls.
Leader of the group Mr Istifanus Mwansat, who stated this while addressing journalists in Jos, said the recent actions and statements by members of the G5 Group had resulted in endorsement of candidates outside the party.
He said their position was not in the good interest of party politics and amounted to holding the party hostage, noting that there was no paucity of reconciliatory effort from the party as it had sent various representations to Wike and his group.
Other efforts he said were meetings held in Spain and other countries, the resignation of the chairman, Board of Trustees, among others, all in effort to douse the crisis and reconcile.
Mwansat also disclosed that the movement was deeply concerned by the involvement of Senator Jonah Jang in the G5 group and were constrained to say that the agitation of the group does not represent the thinking of party members in the state.
The Plateau for Atiku Movement, therefore, called for a change in attitude and sheathing of political swords in the interest of the party and called on the G5 governors and their supporters to embrace peace and work for the victory of PDP in all the elections.
The movement, according to Mwansat, reaffirms its total and unconditional support to the Atiku-Okowa, Mutfwang-Piyo and all other candidates of the PDP in the 2023 elections.
Cov/ Josiah Buzun
