Former president Olusegun Obasanjo held a meeting with the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, and the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, in London today.
Others at the meeting include Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State; Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State; Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State and former Cross Rivers State governor, Donald Duke, amongst others.
Political watchers gathered that a meeting between Wike and the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar will also hold in London today.
Before this London meeting, there are fears in the PDP that the crisis between Wike and Atiku may affect the chances of the party in the 2023 presidential elections.
Sources at the meeting said the meeting’s agenda is on the 2023 presidential elections.
This meeting is coming at the heels of a similar meeting held by Wike and the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, yesterday.
PDP party leaders expressed concern about the growing relationship between Wike and top members of the All Progressives Congress.
Details of the meeting between Obasanjo and Wike’s group are not yet out in the public domain.
Wike held a meeting on Tuesday with the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, in London. The meeting dominated discussions among PDP leaders.
Meanwhile, the National Working Committee of the PDP met with 36 governorship candidates across the states at its party headquarters in Wuse, Abuja, on Wednesday. Governor Makinde was not at the meeting, he is presently on vacation in London.
Wike is in the eye of the storm, following his disagreement with the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar’s choice of Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, as his presidential running mate.
Atiku Abubakar arrived London yesterday but his spokesman said he is in London for a business meeting but political watchers say he may have a meeting with Wike to resolve the lingering crisis that arose from his choice of Okowa as his presidential running mate.
Governor Wike had made demands to Atiku that the PDP chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, should resign his appointment. Also, Wike demanded that Atiku should sign an agreement that he will only run for president for one term; key official ministerial portfolios for members of his group in the incoming PDP government in 2023. Atiku is said to have insisted that Iyorchia Ayu will only resign his position after the elections are concluded in 2023.
It is hoped that the demand of Wike will be addressed at the meeting between him and Atiku.