Ardo conveyed this information in an interview with PUNCH, discussing the inadequate handling of the dispute between Atiku and the G-5 governors.

Providing an impartial evaluation of the situation within the PDP, Ardo cited the example of Bauchi State Governor.

Bala Mohammed, who praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu after the Supreme Court verdict and intervened in the conflict between the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and Rivers State Governor, Sim Fabura.

In his analysis, Ardo suggested that Atiku’s future within the PDP is at risk if he doesn’t set aside his presidential ambitions and adopt the role of a statesman.

He remarked, “I want you to know that as Vice President, I was Atiku’s adviser on Research and Strategy, but when he stopped listening to my advice, I pulled back and watched him.

He made so many errors that denied him the presidency; he so much believed that it was his to pick on a silver platter.

“But to answer your question, I didn’t say the PDP will suspend Atiku. I only made what I see as an objective analysis of the political situation of the party on the ground.

It is reasonable to assume that the press conference Atiku held after the Supreme Court judgment on his appeal was significant enough for the key members of the party, of which the governors are central, to attend.

“Many of them were in Abuja, but none attended his press conference; only for them to meet and congratulate Wike, Atiku’s key opponent in the party, in less than 24 hours of his appointment.

They also pacified him (Wike) on the crisis he was having with his governor. They immediately moved straight to hold a press conference and endorse the judgment of the Supreme Court, which Atiku vehemently disagreed with.