Governor of Katsina State and Former Speaker of the House of Representatives Alhaji Ibrahim Masari has confirmed that talks between presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Bola Tinubu, and Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State is ongoing, assuring that the latter has agreed to work for the success of the former in 2023.
Also confirming the meeting, the Asiwaju Project Beyond 2023 group said the meeting is a good omen for the party, ahead of the 2023 general elections.
But despite the London meeting, there were, however, conflicting reports that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, may have headed to London in an effort to woo the Rivers governor.
While a source said he left for London, another source from the former VP’s camp said that he (Atiku) left Nigeria for Paris after attending the opening ceremony of the annual conference of Nigerian Bar Association, NBA.
Similarly, a source within the Atiku camp said he (Atiku) has not given up on the Rivers governor.
This came as PDP National Chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, yesterday, expressed confidence that the party will win at least 25 states in the 2023 general elections.
It will be recalled that the APC presidential candidate met with the Rivers governor and some PDP governors, including Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, and his Abia State counterpart, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu and other PDP stalwarts loyal to Wike in London on Monday night.