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The Jigawa State PDP gubernatorial candidate, Alhaji Mustapha Sule Lamido and 16 governorship candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Tuesday, met with Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, over his support for the party in the 2023 elections.
The meeting, which was held behind closed doors at about 8pm, took place at Wike’s private residence in Rumueprikon, Obio-Akpor Local Government Area.
The candidates were said to have arrived Port Harcourt on Tuesday night and immediately went into the meeting with their host.
A source from Government House, Port Harcourt, said the governorship hopefuls from Katsina, Sokoto, Jigawa, Kaduna, and 13 other states were present at the meeting.
Though what was discussed in the meeting was not disclosed, there were indications that it could be linked to the 2023 elections and the party’s chances in view of the current crisis rocking it.
The source, who pleaded anonymity, said the candidates were pleading with Wike to support the Presidential Candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar, his running mate, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, as well as the party’s National Chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu.
He said they literally begged Governor Wike to forgive Atiku and also to throw his weight behind other PDP leaders that may have offended him one way or the other.
The meeting was said to have lasted for over two hours.
The Rivers State Governor had been angry since the presidential primary of the PDP which produced Atiku as the party’s candidate.
Since then, several top politicians across various parties have continued to visit Wike to seek his support.