Four governors elected on the platform of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) are working for the emergence of the presidential
candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in the
2023 elections.
It would be recalled that prior to the May 28 national convention,
the leadership of the PDP jettisoned the rotation of presidency by throwing the
contest open, despite the fact that the main opposition party has in its
constitution that presidency would be rotated between the North and South.
This paved the way for the emergence of former Vice
President, Atiku Abubakar as the presidential candidate of the party in the
2023 elections.
Ever since the emergence of Atiku, the Governor of Rivers
State, Nyesom Wike who came second behind Atiku at the convention, had been
having a running battle with the leadership of the party.
Wike, who was bitter, blamed his loss on religion, betrayal
by the party leadership, especially, the national chairman, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu,
and the Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal, whose sudden decision to stand
down for Atiku, he claimed, allegedly tilted the presidential primary result
against him.
The River State Governor has since been fraternising with
Tinubu which also led to the recent London meeting.
Wike, Governors Samuel Ortom (Benue), Seyi Makinde (Oyo),
and Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia) – had met in London with Tinubu to consider the
possibility of working together.
A reliable source revealed that four southern governors – two from the
South-east, one from the South-west, and one from the South-south are working
for Tinubu’s candidacy.
The source who pleaded not to be named said everything is
now about personal interest, adding that while one of the governors is seeking
re-election, others are seeking soft-landing.
He said: “It’s now about personal interest. Four governors
are working for Asiwaju.”
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