30th May, 2022
Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, visited Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike in Abuja on Monday.
Atiku had defeated Wike at the PDP’s presidential primary in Abuja on Saturday night.
With Wike yet to issue a congratulatory message, Atiku however visited the governor to call for unity for the benefit of the PDP.
The reconciliation meeting was attended by former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose and other PDP leaders.
Speaking after the meeting Atiku said;
“In continuation of my commitment to bring everyone on board in ensuring that the PDP stands as one united party, earlier today, I visited His Excellency Gov Nyseom Wike at his Abuja residence. This is a continuous process.”
Atiku had on Saturday pledged to work with defeated aspirants and give them a sense of belonging.
He said: “Let me also use this opportunity to call on my fellow contestants and to assure them that I am ready to cooperate and work with them and give them a sense of belonging in this party and our next government.
“Therefore, my fellow compatriots, I want to appreciate your efforts in deepening our democratic processes in this party. It was a well-fought primary election.
“So, I commend you for that and I look forward to working with you very closely so that together we can build this party to a level where we can take over the government.”