Former Vice President and People’s Democratic Party(PDP) Presidential flagbearer ,Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has expressed his readiness to meet with all aggrieved members of the party ,particularly, governor of Rivers State ,Nyesome Wike .
Governor Wike and other aggrieved PDP stalwarts have failed to make appearance at the PDP public events in recent times ,including the mega rally held in Osun for the party Governorship candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke few days ago
Atiku said “If Wike wants to see me, I’m open to meet him or other aggrieved members…..”.
There was no love lost between the Turaki Adamawa and governor Wike the lost the Presudehtial ticket to Atiku in the last PDP primaries .
The gulf between them was widened when Atiku later chosen the Delta State governor Okowa as his runningmste ,even when Wike was said to have top the list recommended candidates..
Wike was quoted to have said that he would never sit with the PDP standard having been disgraced by Atiku on two occasions.
Recently, governor Wike played host a number of governors from the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) in Portharcourt ,the event ,pundits said could signal the exit of the runner up from the PDP.
Wike, in company of former governor of Ekiti State Ayo Fayose recieved the Ekiti State governor and Chairman, Nigeria Governors Forum,Dr Kayiode Fayemi ,Ondo,Rotimi Akeredolu and Lagos Babajide Sanwo olu.