Obi Explains Visit To Wike ….As Bauchi Gov, Senators, Others Storm PH

The private residence of the Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike has turned to a Mecca of sort as political heavyweights from all spectrums of the isles have continued to throng the state to consult with the governor.
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP),Peter Obi, has given reason why he paid a private visit to Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, in his residence at Rumuepirikom, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area.
Obi visited the former presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at his private residence in Port Harcourt, last Wednesday.
While details of the meeting remains sketchy, the former Anambra State governor, hours later, took to his official Twitter handle to give hint on why he held closed door meeting with Wike.
He disclosed that he met with Wike to discuss vital national issues.
His tweet read: “Earlier, I visited Port Harcourt, to confer with H.E. @GovWike on vital issues of national interest.”
Obi’s visit came amid speculations making the rounds that Wike, former presidential hopeful on the platform of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), may in a showdown, defect to the Labour Party.
However, the Rivers State governor, has repeatedly said that he would not leave the party he has sacrificed so much to help build over the years.
Also on Wednesday, another team of PDP leaders visited the Rivers State governor in his private residence in Port Harcourt.
The leaders included the Deputy National Chairman of the PDP, South-South Zone, Chief Dan Orbih; Bauchi State Governor and former PDP Presidential aspirant, Senator Bala Mohammed; and a former minister during the President Goodluck Jonathan administration, and staunch supporter of Wike’s presidential ambition, Mohammed Adoke, among others.
Similarly, two days after assuming leadership, Senate Minority Leader, Senator Philip Tanimu Aduda, yesterday, led the PDP leadership of the Senate on a meeting with Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike.
The meeting, which was held at the Rumuepirikom country home of the governor, also had the Senate Minority Whip, Senator Chukwuka Utazi, Senate Deputy Minority Leader, Senator Shuaibu Lau, Senate Deputy Minority Leader, Senator Danjuma La’ah, and Senator Barry Mpigi in attendance.
The senators, who arrived at the governor’s residence by 3:10pm, immediately went into a closed door meeting with the governor and left by about 6pm without giving an inkling of the nature of their meeting.
Earlier at the weekend, the Ebonyi State Governor, Engr Dave Umahi had visited the governor in his private residence in Port Harcourt.
Details of the closed door meeting were also not made public.