Rivers Governor Wike Hosts Powerful Northern Monarch, Photos Trend Online
- The governor of Rivers state seems unbothered about the crisis rocking his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
- This is as Governor Nyesom Ezenwo played host to the Sultan of Sokoto, on Friday, His Royal Eminence, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar
- This development however comes barely 24- hours after the PDP's Board of Trustees (BoT) chairman, Walid Jibrin resigned his position and Adolphus Wabara was appointed immediately as acting chairman
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Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike of Rivers State on Friday hosted The Sultan of Sokoto, His Royal Eminence, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar.
Sultan visited the Ada George, Port Harcourt residence of Wike shortly after he arrived at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Daily Trust reported.
Source: Facebook
The duo held a closed-door meeting
The two prominent leaders held a closed-door meeting.
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Abubakar was in Port Harcourt to declare open the Federation of Muslim Women’s Association in Nigeria (FOMWAN) 37th Annual National Conference.
Nigerians react
Nigerians took to the Facebook page of Legit.ng and reacted to the development.
Taye Moore said
"My respect for this guy grows everyday.. He knows how to cross bridges in politics.."
Dan Anwana
"This is the first time, such a thing has ever happened in this part of the kantry
"Wike I salute you."
Thomas Onwe Ogoh urged
"Wike no gree o, the cheating done too much."
You & The Law noted that
"He would have been a good candidate for the PDP."
Joshua Matthew stated
"If the sultan is interested in peace, he should tell Atiku to resign bcos 2023 is the turn of Southern Nigeria."
Essang Elijah Francis opined
"Ayu must go there's no two way about that let the sultan carry the message back to his people."
Tim Akins maintained
"Wike na man you be..... For standing his ground , sultan has to leave sokoto and come and see him in Rivers.
"While others southern politicians go about with their busy body, selling their birthright."
Olatunji Olorunsaiye said
"He is the true lion of Niger Delta, until he aligns with someone ither than OBIDIENT. "
Greg McGregor wrote
"These northern elites will always do everything to further the interest of their people, it goes without saying that the Sultan went to talk to Wike to support Atiku."
Finally, PDP BoT chairman, Senator Walid Jibrin, resigns
On Thursday, September 8, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT) chairman, Senator Walid Jibrin, finally resigned from his position.
Jibrin, who disclosed this at the 97th PDP BoT meeting on Thursday in Abuja, said his decision was made to ensure the party’s presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar emerged victorious in the 2023 elections.
The resignation comes amid agitation for more southern leaders to be reflected in the party’s hierarchy ahead of the 2023 general elections on one hand and as a condition for supporting the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, by some southern chieftains of the party on the other hand.
2023: Wike sends clear message to Atiku, Tinubu on votes from Rivers
Meanwhile, the governor of Rivers, Nyesom Wike, on Saturday, September 3, made it clear that the state must get something in return from any presidential candidate who wants its votes in 2023.
Governor Wike, during the inauguration of a road project in the state, said this time, votes will not be for free.
He noted that if other states get offers from some politicians after they voted for them, Rivers deserves equal treatment in the next general elections.
Source: Legit.ng
