Peter Obi Visits Governor Wike In Rivers

Peter Obi Visits Governor Wike In Rivers

by Joseph Anthony
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Governor Nyesom Wike and Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi (R), exchange pleasantries before they go into a closed door meeting on Wednesday, June 22, 2022.

Presidential Flag Bearer of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has paid a visit to Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike at his private residence in Port Harcourt, the state capital.

On arrival, Obi was taken inside where he had meeting with the governor behind closed doors.
Both men, however, did not speak on the purpose of the meeting, as Journalists were not granted access.
Peter Obiโ€™s visit comes four days after the Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi also met with Governor Wike at about 9:00 pm behind closed doors.
The meeting also comes days after Obi returned from Egypt where he went to  โ€œunderstudy by what miracle the third biggest economy in Africa after South Africa and Nigeria moved their power generation from 20,000 megawatts to over 40,000 megawatts in four years,โ€ a statement by his aide stated.
Governor Wike, on the other hand, had run for the position of Vice President under the platform of People Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections.
Although the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar, however, announced Delta Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa as his running mate.
According to PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, a 17-member committee had been set up by the party to pick a running mate.
He said the committee had submitted three names to Atiku to choose from.
The final decision however, Ayu said, was Atikuโ€™s.
Speaking at the announcement event, Atiku said making a choice between the three names had been a difficult decision.
He also noted that some of the qualities he looked out for include someone who understands the enormity of the challenges facing the country and one who has demonstrated, from experience, that he can proffer some solutions.
He said he looked out for one who has the qualities of a president, who can stand in for him when heโ€™s not around.
According to him, while all the three names submitted were qualified, he had to settle for just one: Okowa.

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