The Rivers State Governor,  Nyesom Wike, has said his effort for an amicable resolution of the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has been frustrated by rent-seekers in the party.
Wike noted that nobody can convince him to change his stance that the PDP should yield its National chairman position to Southern Nigeria.
Wike disclosed this when he hosted Cross River State PDP governorship, Senatorial, House of Representatives, House of Assembly candidates, and local government party chairmen, at his private residence in Rumueprikom on Wednesday night.
This was contained in a statement bythe Special Assistant on Media to the Governor, Kelvin Ebiri, on Thursday.
He said; “This is the period that power game is being played. If you don’t have it now, forget it. If anybody tells you, let (Iyorchia) Ayu resign after an election is conducted, then you are a foolish person.’’
“This is the time decision is being made. This is the time the presidential candidate, national chairman, and the leader of the campaign will sit, when the election is won in February before the president is sworn in, decisions would have been made.”
“We have finished presidential primaries, we have a presidential candidate. Is Wike saying to remove the presidential candidate?
“Is Wike saying remove the vice presidential candidate? So, what are you begging me for? All I am saying and I will continue to say is that you have taken president, give us (national) chairman.’’
“Nobody wants to speak the truth. If I am saying remove the presidential candidate, if I am saying remove the vice presidential candidate, then you will say why is he doing this.”
 “He (national chairman) said, if the presidential candidate comes from the north, he will resign, which means he has had this in mind. Now, the thing has come to reality, now resign, no. And people are saying go and talk to Wike.’’
“I’ve accepted the presidential candidate, I have accepted the vice presidential candidate, what’s the problem again? You fulfill your part. Let the South have something that is all I’m preaching.’’
“You cannot have presidential candidate, national chairman, director general of the campaign.”