The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, paid a visit to two former Military Heads of State, Ibrahim Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar, in Minna, Niger State, on Monday.
The closed door meeting was not unconnected to the Governor’s Presidential ambition for 2023.
Wike, who is contesting under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led three other state Governors, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia, Seyi Makinde of Oyo, and former Governor of Benue state, Senator Suswan Gabriel, to the two former leaders for a joint consultation.
The joint closed door meeting was said to have lasted for about 20 minutes.
Wike and his team held earlier a closed door meeting separately with General Abdulsalami at his Uphill residence and were led to General Babangida’s residence, where they continued the consultation.
Others in the team were Senators Kashim Imam from Borno. Senator Nasifi from Bauchi State.
Governor Ikpeazu, who spoke on behalf of the team said they were in Minna to consult with the two elder statesmen and also discussed other pressing national issues.
He said, “I have come with my colleagues, the governors of Enugu, Oyo, Rivers and some members of the National Assembly to consult with the former Head of State and President and also discussed national issues and the problems affecting our country.”
“We commended them for their support for the unity of this country and the discussions went very well and we will take it from there.”
