Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State, reportedly ruled off the prospect of a one-on-one meeting with Atiku Abubakar, the PDP’s presidential candidate.
The national chairman of the party, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, was asked to resign, and the Rivers state governor urged that Atiku should engage his team for peace talks on those terms. However, the governor said he no longer has faith in Atiku.
According to a source who spoke to Newsmen, Wike, who recently returned from Turkey, has declined to meet with Atiku one-on-one due to his lack of confidence in any potential personal understanding.
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The Rivers governor advised that Wike select Donald Duke as his running mate, according to the individual who described what happened between Atiku and Wike.
The source said: “There is no likelihood of Wike having one-on-one private discussion with Atiku. Shortly after the primary, the governor had a side meeting with Atiku in Abuja and nothing was adhered to.
“He was shocked that Atiku has not told Nigerians what transpired between him and Wike after the primary and how he arrived at Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as a running mate.
“Since there was no full disclosure, Wike has directed that fresh talks with Atiku should be with his strategy team members, who will come up with an advisory for him.”
On what transpired between Atiku and Wike, the source said: “You can also crosscheck what I will tell you from the camp of the ex-VP. Following the euphoria of winning the primary, Atiku visited Wike to seek his support.
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“He promised to make him a vice presidential candidate. Wike said he does not want the office, but that Atiku should consider ex-Governor Donald Duke. Atiku and his supporters prevailed on Wike to be his running mate.
“There was much pressure on Wike to agree to the offer. A 17-man committee was also set up by the leadership of the party and 14 of the 17 members recommended Wike as Atiku’s running mate.
“The party leadership later raised a kangaroo committee (with Ayu as a member), which claimed that the party can only recommend three candidates to Atiku to pick. And it was obvious to Wike and his team that there was a predetermined candidate.
“You can see the lines of insincerity and lack of faith to talks. This explains why Wike shut his doors against Atiku.
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“However, Atiku is still said to be hopeful about reconciliation with Wike.”
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