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• President Bola Tinubu has been meeting with former governors Nyesom Wike, David Umahi, and Godswill Akpabio at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

• Security clearance caused a delay for the former governors.

• Wike and Umahi previously visited the State House separately, while Akpabio is the preferred candidate of the APC for the Senate President position.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with former governors Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, David Umahi of Ebonyi State and Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

According to Vanguard, the former governors at about 2:33 pm and were delayed by security who wanted to get clearance from their superior before allowing them to proceed to the President’s office, as they were not briefed on the visit.

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Recall that Wike and Umahi were at the state house last week Friday though they came separately to meet President Tinubu.

While Wike came in the company of the former governor James Ibori of Delta State and the Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, Umahi came with the newly appointed Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume.

Speaking with journalists on Friday, Wike had said he was at the State House to show support to President Tinubu.

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Akpabio is the preferred candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the position of senate President.

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