Wike is my friend, we’re resolving our matter – Okowa

The vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ifeanyi Okowa, has revealed that Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike is his friend.

The Governor of Delta said this in reaction to the ongoing crisis in the PDP.

The Delta State governor said he’s making an effort to communicate Wike, adding that everything is being resolved bit by bit.

MOUTHPIECE NGR observes that Governor Wike is disgruntled over PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar’s choice of the Governor of Delta State, Okowa as his running mate.

The former vice president had declined the recommendations of a committee he form to choose his running mate after his victory at the PDP presidential primaries.

The 16-man committee has recommended Wike, who came second during the party’s primary election but the former vice president chose Okowa, saying that he chose who could deliver.

Okowa said: “We have been talking internally. Everything is being settled. You know that when something happens and everybody can’t agree, it’s settled bit by bit.

“That is what we are still working on from the inside. We are finding a way to talk. I will say, he is my friend, I am his friend, and we will find a way to talk.

“Atiku has said his own version of what happened, and I am sure that version he said is the true position. I am also not saying that Wike is lying, but if someone carries their anger, it is important to air your views. For us in the party, it’s about how to bring everybody together, how all of us can work together. Wike is still a very important member of the party, he has worked so hard for the party as many of us have worked hard too, so we pray that everything comes together and we talk. I’m sure very soon we will be sitting down.”