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Governor of Rivers, Nyesom Wike, again,met with ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar and 2023 hopeful on Wednesday.
It will be recalled that defeated Wike and others to get clinch the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket last Saturday.
It will also be recalled that on Monday, the Wazirin Adamawa visited his opponents in Abuja and urged them to support him.
The Wednesday meeting between the duo is the second in 48 hours, suggesting that the chieftains were mending fences.
Atiku spoke about the parley in a terse statement syndicated on his social media pages.
“It was a pleasure to receive His Excellency Nyesom Wike in the company of notable leaders and officials of our great party, the PDP, at my residence today,” he wrote.
The Adamawa born politician said he was proud of the promises the spirit of camaraderie “holds for our party as a united front that guarantees victory in the next election to rescue the country”.
Earlier, Wike said he stood on his vow to support whoever emerges as the PDP presidential standard bearer.
“I am not going to go back on my word. We cannot abandon the @OfficialPDPNig, we will be fully supporting H.E @atiku”, he assured
