The Tanimu Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State has formally collapsed its structure into the faction led by Aaron Chukwuemeka, which is aligned with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
The development was announced on Friday by Robinson Nname Ewor, the factional chairman of the Turaki-led PDP in the state, during Wike’s visit to Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area.
Ewor declared that the party was no longer factionalized in Rivers State, stating that the leadership of the Turaki-led group had been handed over to Chukwuemeka, whom he described as the sole chairman of the party in the state under Wike’s leadership.
Recalls that Ewor had, during a media briefing in Port Harcourt on Thursday, accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara of misleading PDP members by claiming he had the political capacity to defeat Wike in the ongoing political contest in the state.
Speaking at the event, Ewor said he was relinquishing his position as chairman of the faction, stressing that the PDP now operates under a single leadership structure in Rivers State, loyal to the FCT minister.
According to him, “PDP is no longer factionalized in Rivers State. It is under one chairman and one leadership.”
