Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday, visited Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate for the 2023 general election, Atiku Abubakar, in Abuja.
Wike’s visit took place amidst a search by Atiku and the opposition party for an acceptable Southern running mate for the coveted ticket.
Recall that the PDP Board of Trustees (BoT) Chairman, Walid Jibrin, had last Monday said, “The BoT will assist the party, and surely, the Wazirin Adamawa (Atiku) himself to come out with a very acceptable vice president from Southern Nigeria”.
It was learnt that Wike’s visit was designed to reciprocate Atiku’s visit which the former vice president paid to the Rivers State governor’s Abuja residence, last Monday.
Unlike Monday’s meeting which took place a few hours after the PDP presidential primary that ended at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja, amid bitter feelings of loss after Wike’s outstanding performance, Wednesday’s meeting ended on a cordial note, as the governor and the ex-VP beamed with smiles in a photo pose after the closed-door session.
The details of the meeting are yet to be made public, but insiders said both players had fruitful discussions.
Wike had berated Tambuwal for stepping down for Atiku at the last minute and had alleged that some PDP governors sabotaged him.
Earlier last Wednesday, Atiku solicited the support of his rivals in the opposition party to defeat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 election.
