2023 Elections: PDP Governor Udom Emmanuel speaks on resigning as Atiku’s campaign chairman

Governor Udom Emmanuel has denied resigning as the chairman of Atiku Abubakar’s Presidential Campaign Council for the 2023 general election.

The governor of Akwa Ibom state made this known during the flag-off of the governorship campaign in Uyo, the state capital, Channels TV reported.

Governor Emmanuel described the report claiming he has resigned and turned his back on Atiku and his running mate Ifeanyi Okowa as fake.

The governor said he is a loyal party man and won’t cave in to pressure from certain quarters for him to dump the 2023 presidential ambition of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential flag bearer, Atiku.

“Before I go into any protocol, let me address Nigerians first. I woke up this morning to one fake news: they say I have resigned from being the chairman of the presidential campaign council. I am saying it is not true.

“We have won them before and we are going to win them again. We are in under the presidential council to win. So, we have to win. Don’t listen to all those rumours.

“I am here, very loyal party man. Very committed party man. I am here as the chairman of the presidential campaign of Atiku, of PDP. I am going anywhere; we are going to win together,” he said.

The PDP has been thrown into crisis since Atiku's emergence as the party's presidential flagbearer.