A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Farouk Aliyu on Tuesday confirmed that the ruling party is in talks with the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike.
According to Aliyu, APC is in talks with Wike to seek his support in the 2023 general elections. Governor Wike and four other governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have been at loggerheads with the main opposition party. The crisis in the party had seen Governor Wike and his allies pull out of the presidential campaign of the PDP. The Rivers State Governor to the surprise of many Nigerians on Tuesday endorsed the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu for a second term against the PDP governorship candidate in the state. Aliyu while speaking on Channels TV on Tuesday said APC will not hesitate to welcome Wike into its fold if he decides to move. He said, “We are talking to Wike. We are talking to so many of them. Of course, it is politics. So, we are not enemies of Wike, and he is a very important person in this country, a governor for that matter – and you cannot ignore Rivers State. “So, if Wike decides to come to us, we would gladly welcome him, and I can confirm to you that we are talking to him.”This article was originally published on Naija News
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