Winner of the Peoples Democratic Party presidential primary, Atiku Abubakar on Monday met with the runner up of the contest, Rivers state governor, Nyesome Wike.
The former Vice President, and 2019 flag bearer of the main opposition party, reached out to the Rivers State governor following the last-minute intrigues that enabled him to clinch the party’s presidential ticket on Saturday at the PDP national convention in Abuja.
Wike, who came second to Atiku after the Governor of Sokoto, Aminu Tambuwal, withdrew from the race and directed his supporters to vote for the former Vice President, had not publicly acknowledged Atiku’s victory.
The Monday meeting, it was gathered, was to reconcile the two party chieftains and give the PDP a robust outing in the 2023 presidential election against the ruling All Progressives Congress.
The meeting was also attended by former Ekiti State Governor and PDP presidential aspirant, Ayodele Fayose, amongst other PDP chieftains.
