PDP Calls The Bluff Of Wike, Ikpeazu, Makinde, Ortom, Ugwuanyi; Makes New Appointments To PCC

By Adesina Soyooye

The Leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has called the bluff of the Governor Nyesom Wike-led G-5 (Integrity Group).

The G-5 is made up of PDP Governors who are  at loggerheads with the leadership of the PDP and its Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.

Problem began after Wike lost the Presidential ticket to Atiku, as well as the Vice Presidential candidate slot to Delta State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa.

Since then, they have refused to participate in the activities of the PDP at the National level. They have, also, embarked on the de-marketing of the Presidential candidate.

The Governors are Nyesom Wike, Rivers, Samuel Ortom, Benue, Okezie Ikpeazu, Abia, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Enugu, and Seyi Makinde, Oyo.

While making new appointments of Chairmen of the Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, the Governors were pointedly ignored in their Zones.

For instance, in the South-south Zone, Wike, being a second term Governor ought to be the Chairman, but he was by-passed for Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri. In the South-West, Makinde was bypassed for the newly inaugurated Governor Ademola Adeleke. In the South-east, both Ugwuanyi and Ikpeazu were  bypassed for former Governor, Theodore Orji, now a Senator. In the North Central,  Ortom was by-passed for former Governor Gabriel Suswan, now a Senator.

The appointments were contained in a Release signed by the Director General of the Presidential Campaign Council, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, and takes immediate effect.

The Release reads as follows:

CHAIRMEN ZONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE

1. SOUTH-EAST:- H. E. SEN. THEODORE A ORJI, CHAIRMAN
2. SOUTH-SOUTH:- H.E. SEN. DOUYE DIRI, CHAIRMAN
3. SOUTH-WEST:- H.E. SEN. ADEMOLA JACKSON ADELEKE, CHAIRMAN
4. NORTH-CENTRAL:- H.E. SEN. GABRIEL SUSWAM, CHAIRMAN
5. NORTH-EAST:- H.E. DARIUS ISHIAKU, CHAIRMAN
6. NORTH-WEST:- H.E. SEN. ADAMU ALIERO, CHAIRMAN

ZONAL LIAISON DESK OFFICERS

7. SOUTH-EAST:- CHIEF DAN ULASI
8. SOUTH-SOUTH:- SEN. JAMES MANAGER
9. SOUTH-WEST:- DR. EDDY OLAFESO
10. NORTH-CENTRAL:- HON. MUSA ELAYO
11. NORTH-EAST:- ALH. IBRAHIM DAN DIJA
12. NORTH-WEST:- DR AKILU INDABAWA

DIRECTORS AND DEPUTY DIRECTORS

13. DIRECTOR, PUBLIC AFFAIRS – SEN. DINO MELAYE
14. DIRECTOR, SPECIAL DUTIES SOUTH – ENGR JIDE ADENIJI
15. DIRECTOR, SPECIAL DUTIES NORTH – BASHIR ADAMU
16. DIRECTOR, RESEARCH & STRATEGY – PEDRO OBASEKI
17. DIRECTOR GENERAL, WOMEN CAMPAIGN COUNCIL – HAJ. HADIZA ADADO
18. DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL, WOMEN CAMPAIGN COUNCIL – MRS. TARIELA OLIVER
19. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, CIVIL SOCIETY:- AMB. MRS. NKOYO TOYO
20. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, NGO’S:- HON. NSIKAT EKONG
21. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS:- ALH. BUHARI BALA
22. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, MONITORING & EVALUATION:- BILKISU MAGORO
23. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, RESEARCH:- DR SYDNEY INEGBEDION

24-25. DEPUTY DIRECTORS, CIVIC ENGAGEMENTS:- RT. HON. NUHU AYUBA,

PROF NAIYA SADA

26. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, ELECTION MANAGEMENT:- DR ADE DOSUMU
27. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, TRAINING:- ITIAKPO IKPOPO
28. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, ADMIN:- HON SEGUN ADEKOLA
29. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, VOLUNTEER GROUPS:- MR. OLADIMEJI FABIYI
30. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, MEDIA:- AKINTOBA FATIGUN
31. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, VOTER INTELLIGENCE:- AMB. KABIRU UMAR
32. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, DIASPORA:- PROF. GOLD CHIDI WUNMI EMMANUEL
33. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, ADMIN:- HALIMA SULEIMAN
34. CAMPAIGN TECHNICAL ADVISOR, PRIVATE SECTOR:- MAZI SAM OHUABUNWA
35. CAMPAIGN TECHNICAL ADVISOR, ECONOMY:- ALH MOHAMMED HAYATUDEEN
36. TECHNICAL ADVISOR, RESTRUCTURING AND UNIFICATION:- H.E. SEN. BARR. SERIAKE DICKSON

DIRECTORATE FOR NASS, PCC

37. DIRECTOR – SEN. CHUKWUKA UTAZI / SENATE MINORITY WHIP
38. DEPUTY DIRECTOR – RT. HON. TOBY OKECHUKWU/ HOUSE DEPUTY MINORITY LEADER

All appointees are to please report to the Deputy Director-General, Admin for further details.

CONGRATULATIONS.!

H.E. RT. HON. AMINU WAZIRI TAMBUWAL

DIRECTOR-GENERAL, PCO