Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state, has reportedly met with the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in France.
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state, Governorn Seyi Makinde of Oyo state and Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state were also at the meeting, a report by the Cable said.
While the details of the meeting remains sketchy as of press time, it held at a time Wike is still at loggerheads with the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar.
It would also be recalled that Wike was reported to have met with Tinubu months ago. However, the reports have since been dismissed with Wike saying he has never held any such meeting.
However, latest reports suggests that Wike and his team travelled out of Nigeria early Monday morning.
According to a reported source, the meeting was the reason both Wike and Tinubu were absent at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) which held at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.
“This explains why both Governor Nyesom Wike, who is a leading member of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), and the APC presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu were both absent at the opening of the ongoing NBA conference in Lagos,” the source said.
According to sources, Wike and his allies engaged in horse-trading at the meeting to make a decision whether to back the APC candidate in the 2023 presidential election.
They are also reportedly scheduled to meet with Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party.
“This move is a clear indication that the Governor Wike-led group has been deceiving the leadership of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in fruitless reconciliation meetings, but has already decided to play the ‘spoiler game’ by destroying the party from within, frustrate the chances of the PDP presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar or when the push comes to shove, move en mass to the APC or Labour Party when the PDP least expected.
“It is important to note here that, part of Governor Wike’s plan ahead of the 2023 general elections, is to use the former governor of Ondo state, Olusegun Mimiko and other surrogates in Katsina, Kebbi, Cross River, Kano and other states to destabilise the campaigns of the PDP, especially the chances of its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar,” the source was reported to have said.
