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The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has met with the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike amidst reported ongoing crisis in the party.
The duo met over dinner at the park lane Carlton Hotel in London on Thursday.
Also in attendance were Governors Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, among others.
Although details of the meeting have not been made public, it is not unrelated to the proposed reconciliation between the two and resolution of the crisis in the opposition party.
Wike has been at loggerheads with the presidential candidate after losing the party’s presidential ticket to the former vice president at the primary in May.
His grievances increased when Atiku ignored him to pick Ifeanyi Okowa, the Delta State governor, as Atiku’s running mate for the 2023 presidential election.
Meanwhile, Wike had earlier met with former president Olusegun Obasanjo and the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, also in London for undisclosed reasons.
The Rivers governor had also met with the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, in London on Wednesday.