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| Rotimi Amaechi, and Godswill Akpabio(R) |
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, on Sunday met in Abuja to end their perceived political differences and strengthen ties.
The meeting which took place on Sunday, it was learnt, was brokered by two chieftains of the All Progressives Congress, Alhaji Nasiru Danu, (the Dan Amarna of Dutse) and the Director, Strategic Communications of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Mr. Festus Keyamo.
According to a statement issued by Keyamo on Monday in Abuja, the meeting was at the instance of Akpabio, the former Senate Minority Leader.
The statement read, โThe meeting which took place at the private residence of Alhaji Nasiru Danu in the Asokoro region of Abuja lasted several hours where the leaders frankly and honestly talked about their various disagreements from their days as Governors in PDP and in the then Nigerian Governorsโ Forum.
โThey also discussed and analysed the performance of the party in the South-South region in the just-concluded election and identified areas where things went wrong and how to improve those areas in future.
โAt the end, both leaders agreed to close ranks and work in unison for the overall interest of the party in the country. They promised to put behind them all previous perceived misgivings between them and to give a positive direction to the teeming supporters of the party across the country.
โThe two witnesses at the meeting were Alhaji Nasiru Danu and Mr. Festus Keyamo, SAN.โ
