By this time last week, many Nigerians, particularly members and supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), were a little excited at the hope of peace returning to the party and the possibility of it securing the full support of one of its top leaders, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, for the 2023 elections.
The excitement was a sequel to the announcement of a meeting between the governor and the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
The duo met over dinner at the Carlton Hotel, London, on 26 August in the company of Governors Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Samuel Ortom of Benue State, and Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, among others.
In the same week, and prior to the meeting, the governors met with Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC), a former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, and the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi.
All the meetings were related to preparations and strategies for the 2023…
