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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the immediate-past Zamfara State governor, Abdullaziz Yari, on Tuesday, met with the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, at the latter’s private residence in Port Harcourt.
Yari had upon arrival at Wike’s residence, located in Rumuepriokom community in Obio/Akpor local government area of the State, went into a closed-door meeting with the Rivers State governor.
Recall that Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) had stormed Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, in what is considered in the political circle as moves to convince the state governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The APC governors include Ekiti State governor and chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), Kayode Fayemi; his Ondo State counterpart and chairman of the Southern governors forum, Rotimi Akeredolu, and Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
The visit of three All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised suspicion within the PDP about a possible defection of the governor who is aggrieved over his being passed over for the presidential running mate position of the party.
Wike and his supporters have been aggrieved over the emergence of Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, as the running mate to the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.
Although the party had set up panels to appease the governor, there are indications that much success has not been made.
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It was gathered that some of the demands made by the pro-Wike camp is for the national chairman, Dr Iyorchia Ayu to resign his position, a call which has been rebuffed by opposing camps.
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