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Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State, paid a visit to Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections, in Abuja on Wednesday evening.
Wike’s visit coincided with Atiku’s and the opposition party’s search for a suitable southern running mate.
“The BoT will assist the party and surely the Waziri Adamawa (Atiku) himself to come out with a very acceptable Vice President from southern Nigeria,” PDP Board of Trustees Chairman Walid Jibrin said on Monday.
Former Anambra State governor Peter Obi, who left the PDP to become the presidential flag bearer of the Labour Party in 2023, ran alongside Atiku, who was also a PDP presidential candidate in 2019.
Wike thanked Atiku for his visit, which the former Vice-President made on Monday.
Unlike Monday’s meeting, when a disgruntled Wike greeted the camera shutters with an arching frown, Wednesday’s meeting ended on a positive note, with the governor and the ex-VP beaming with smiles in a photo pose after the closed-door session, the details of which were unknown at press time
On his verified social media pages, Atiku posted photos from the meeting. “It was a pleasure to receive His Excellency Nyesom Wike at my residence today, in the company of notable leaders and officials of our great party, the PDP.
“I am proud of the promises that this spirit of camaraderie holds for our party as a united front in the next election to save the country.”