2023 Presidency: Serious Alliance Talks Continue As Wike Reportedly Meets Tinubu Again Outside Nigeria

2023 Presidency: Serious Alliance Talks Continue As Wike Reportedly Meets Tinubu Again Outside Nigeria

  • There is an unconfirmed claim that Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state is in London with Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
  • Both politicians, according to a post by Joe Igbokwe on Monday, September 26, are having alliance talks ahead of 2023
  • As Igbokwe put in his post on Facebook, for the good of the commonwealth, the presidency should go to the south

Joe Igbokwe, an appointee of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and a stalwart of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu's presidential ambition, has disclosed that Governor Nyesom Wike met with Jagaban in London recently.

Igbokwe made this known in a Facebook post on Monday, September 26.

Tinubu, Wike
Both Wike and Tinubu want the presidency to come to the south (Photo: @tsg2023, @GovWike)
Source: Twitter

Tinubu, Wike's alleged mission in London

He noted that the reason Wike met Tinubu in London was to strengthen alliance talks.

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Igbokwe captioned his post with these words:

"For the good of the commonwealth, presidency goes to the south."

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Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Wike left his state for Europe on Saturday, September 24, a day after his stormy media chat on happenings in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Although Governor Wike's actual destination and purpose of his travel were yet unknown, it was reported that he was somewhere in Europe.

Also, nothing was known about how long the Rivers governor will spend in Europe nor when he will return from his trip.

Bola Tinubu travels out of Nigeria, true reason for his journey revealed

In another post, it was gathered that the former Lagos state governor travelled out of the country.

Tinubu and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima, on Saturday, September 24, left Nigeria for London, the United Kingdom.

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The APC's presidential candidate and his running mate decided to take a break to prepare them for campaigns.

When contacted, Bayo Onanuga, director of media and publicity for Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, confirmed the report.

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Meanwhile, Nigerians on social media had reacted to the recent announcement of the Presidential Campaign Council list of the APC.

One of the notable absentees on the list is the vice president of the country, Yemi Osinbajo.

Source: Legit.ng

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Onyirioha Nnamdi Onyirioha Nnamdi is a graduate of Literature and English Language at the University of Lagos. He is a Politics/Current Affairs Editor who writes on news and political topics for Legit.ng. He brings into his reporting a wealth of experience in creative and analytical writing. Nnamdi has a major interest in local and global politics. He has a professional certificate from Reuters and was awarded the editor with the best listicle for 2021. Contact: 08062988054, o.nnamdi@corp.legit.ng