2023 Election: Wike, other PDP govs meet IBB, Abdulsalami in Minna
2023 Election: Wike, other PDP govs meet IBB, Abdulsalami in Minna
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, one of the People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP), Presidential aspirants Monday led three other PDP Governors; Mazi Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on a visit to two former military presidents, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) and Abdulsalam Abubarkar.
The three southern Governors of the PDP were also accompanied on the visit by the former governor of Benue state, Senator Gabriel Suswam; Senator Kazeem Imam from Borno state and some other political bigwigs.
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Wike and his team held a closed-door meeting separately with General Abdulsalami at his Uphill residence and were led to General Babangida’s residence, where they had another joint closed-door meeting.
Speaking to journalists shortly after the closed-door meeting with IBB and Abdulsalam which took place at the home of IBB in Minna, Governor Ikpeazu said they were there to discuss pressing national issues with the two former military presidents.
Ikpeazu told journalists after the meeting which lasted for about 30 minutes that he and other PDP governors leading the delegation engaged the former Nigerian leaders on some pressing national issues, including the deteriorating security situation and the way forward.
“We are in Minna to confer with two former presidents and we had fruitful discussions with them. We had robust discussions on some critical issues that affect the generality of Nigerians”, he said.
During what he described as ‘meaningful engagement’ with IBB and Abdulsalami Abubarkar, Governor Okezie quoted IBB as saying that, he expects younger generations to take up the mantle of leadership in Nigeria in 2023.
“We had very fruitful discussions, but we are not here on politics as some of you are assuming rather we are here to discuss basically the security situation confronting Nigeria as they are also concerned over the situation like every other Nigerian”.
According to Governor Okezie, “We are here with some Governors and National Assembly members to discuss with our elder statesmen and leaders and they also express concerns over the security situation bedevilling Nigeria”.
When journalists approached Wike to comment on his 2023 presidential ambition, he simply said: “That issue will be discussed later.”