The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and National leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, met with Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike outside the country.
According to report, Tinubu met with Wike in company of Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, and his Oyo State counterpart, Seyi Makinde.
News had filtered in on Tuesday that Tinubu met with Wike in France.
A source quoted by WesternPost said that the meeting held in another country, and not France.
“Yes, we left Nigeria to meet with Tinubu on Monday. We initially thought it would hold in France because that was where Tinubu went the last time he left the country. We, however, got signal close to our time of departure that we should proceed somewhere else.
“Governors Ortom and Makinde who have been supporters of Wike from the beginning were also on the trip,” the source said.
The source added that the meeting was connected with getting Wike’s support for Tinubu in next year’s election.
“Yes, the discussion was centered on the 2023 election. The Tinubu camp knows the importance of votes from Rivers State and are looking for how to get Wike to work for them,” the source added.
While it may be hard for Wike to leave the PDP because of some of his followers who are already contesting for elections in the party, the Tinubu camp is expecting him to use his influence in the state to work for them and deliver Rivers State for the APC.
Since Wike lost the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primaries to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, he has been at loggerheads with the leadership of the party.
He has also threatened many members of the PDP in Rivers State who are loyal to Atiku, closing down some businesses owned by them.
Efforts to reconcile the governor with Atiku is proving difficult, as meetings between his camp and Atiku’s team ended in deadlock.
The major issues yet to be agreed on is Wike’s call for the resignation of PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, which Atiku’s camp are kicking against.
According to the former vice president’s camp, Wike cannot always have the party in his pockets and be dictating how things are run.
WesternPost