 Governor Nisamweke's camp in the People's Democratic Party has officially announced its withdrawal from participating in the presidential campaign of the party for the 2023 elections. The group made its position known shortly after over seven hours of closed-door meeting from 7 p.m. on Tuesday, September 20 to past 2 a.m. on Wednesday, September 21 at the private residence of Governor Nweke in Port Harkett, the river state capital. Reading out the communique after the meeting in Port Harkett, PDP chief team Buddy George said the campaign council list released by the party, which has the name of Nweke, is put in the cart before the horse. The pertinent issue before the party remains the resolution of the IU leadership debacle, which is a departure from the spirit and letter of our constitution, which undermines the unity of our great party. It was therefore resolved that Senator Yotcha IU resigns as the national chairman of the party, who are nothing chairman of southern Nigeria extraction to emerge and lead the party on the national campaign. Consequently, we resolve not to participate in the campaign council in whatever capacity until the resignation of Dr. Yotcha IU. Some of the members who attended the meeting at Governor Nweke's residence include Governor Shea Markinde, former Governor's Olusiagumimiku Avondo, IFI Shea of Akiti, Donald Duke of Cross River, Ibrahim Dangkwambo of Gobi, and Jonah Jang of Plattu, others are Mohamed Adokei, elder statesmen, or Labodi George, and Professor Jerry Garner, amongst others. They vowed not to participate in whatever capacity in the campaign council unless the national chairman of the party, Yotcha IU, resigns for a southern candidate. But for the national chairman, Senator Yotcha IU, to go and address Tanghual calling him the hero of the convention, which means there was a private arrangement. And therefore, we unequivocally ask that IU has to step down. To the extent that fairness, equity, and for the national chairman, Senator Yotcha IU, to go and address Tanghual calling him.