The London meeting of the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike has reportedly unsettled the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
WITHIN NIGERIA had reported that Tinubu met Wike alongside Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State and Seyi Makinde of Oyo State in London, United Kingdom.
According to Daily Trust, reliable sources close to both Tinubu and Wike confirmed that the two personalities met on Monday in London, where issues revolving around the presidential aspirations of the former Lagos State governor were extensively discussed.
A source in the campaign council of Tinubu said the meeting, which he described as “fruitful” was attended by six persons, three from each side.
On the part of the APC presidential candidate, he said Tinubu, the Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his Ekiti State counterpart, Kayode Fayemi, were part of the parley.
According to him, from Wike’s side, two governors who are of the PDP, Samuel Ortom (Benue) and Seyi Makinde (Oyo) attended the meeting.
“It was a fruitful outing from our end. Further meetings would be held,” the source said, saying he should not be quoted.
A former minister in Wike’s camp, who also confirmed the meeting, said there was nothing wrong with the parley, saying Atiku is also meeting with APC governors.
“Atiku is also meeting with some APC governors, why are they complaining? What is good for the goose is good for the gander. It is all part of the game and nothing more,” he said in a phone interview last night.
It was learnt that two things are being ironed out, whether Wike should dump PDP and join the APC or remain in PDP but work for the APC at the presidential election.
Recall that in the 2019 presidential election, Atiku polled 473,971 votes against Buhari’s 150,710 in Rivers State.
The spokesman of the APC presidential campaign, Festus Keyamo and the Director of Media and Publicity of the campaign, Bayo Onanuga as well as Tinubu’s media aide, Tunde Rahman, could not be reached to comment on the development.
While the spokesperson for Atiku, Paul Ibe, declined comment on the matter, Daily Trust reports.
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