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Tinubu, Wike’s London Meeting Unsettles PDP, Atiku’s Camp

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Aug 24, 2022.

Tinubu, Wike’s London Meeting Unsettles PDP, Atiku’s Camp

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the London meeting of the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu and the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike has reportedly sent cold shivers down the spine of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar.

Wike, who came second during the presidential primaries of the PDP has been at loggerheads with Atiku following the selection of the Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, as the vice presidential candidate of the party.

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The Rivers State governor has upped his romance with the chieftains of the ruling party and the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi lately.

This development has reportedly heightened the level of anxiety in the camp of the former vice president.

Daily Trust quoted reliable sources close to both Tinubu and Wike as saying 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.

Daily Trust also quoted him as saying that 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 had said.

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.