Uyo — Demands on the PDP national chairman to intervene in the stalemate in the Akwa Ibom State chapter of the party over who should be the party's flag bearer in 2015, has put Mu'azu in a dilemma as pressure from the two opposing sides appears overwhelming.
Under normal circumstances, the choice of who will fly the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flag in Akwa Ibom ahead 2015, would have been Governor Godswill Akpabio's to make. With the power of incumbency, grip on the party structure and his connection at the federal level, his influence on the party is much.
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