Senate Leader: Tension in PDP minority camp after Wike’s meeting with Akpabio

There has been tension in the minority camp of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) since the immediate past governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, visited the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, at his office last Thursday.

At the meeting, the duo discussed for hours.

Sources, according to The Punch, in a report published on Tuesday, June 27, revealed that the leadership of both the Senate and the House of Representatives are, however, treading carefully on the debate of who will emerge as the next Senate minority leader.

A source said: “Having assisted APC to win the presidential election in Rivers State in February and supported the aspirations of the now-elected four presiding officers of the 10th National Assembly, making one of his loyalists a principal officer is his next plan.

“He is very serious about the plan and he is getting the required support from the leadership of the National Assembly as well as membership of the other minority political parties in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.”

Meanwhile, per This Day newspaper, another lawmaker, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, noted that the PDP was intent on enthroning former Sokoto governor, Aminu Tambuwal, as the Senate leader.

Tambuwal is PDP presidential flagbearer Atiku Abubakar's preferred candidate. The lawmaker added: “His Excellency, Senator Tambuwal is the one that the party has chosen as the Senate leader.

"The party at this time needs someone who can play the role of opposition very well and he is experienced having been a former Speaker of the House of Representatives. The party wants a competent person for that position and no doubt, he is one.”