The visit of certain APC governors to Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has prompted a response from former Senate President Bukola Saraki.
On Saturday, Saraki characterized their visit to Wike’s home in Port Harcourt as a futile endeavor.
Recall that Wike met with the governors of Lagos, Ekiti, and Ondo states on Friday in Port Harcourt, together with Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State.
After the Eid celebration, Saraki told reporters in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State, that the visit by the APC Governors would be ineffective.
He said that Governor Wike was a significant PDP member and promised that the problem inside the party will be resolved.
Saraki said, “Governor Wike is an important member of our party and I am very confident that in no distant time, we will sit down and address all the issues. There is no doubt about it that he has cause to feel the way he does, but there are better ways by which issues like this can be resolved.
“The good thing is that we all talking to one another. We are on top of the situation and PDP will reunite and forge ahead to win the next elections. I assure you that PDP will resolve the family issue that it currently has.
“The fact that some APC governors went to see their colleague, trying to capitalise on what they think is an issue is a gross miscalculation. At the end of the day, their visit is going nowhere.
“The APC governors know that it is this kind of a crack they need to latch on. Fortunately, we are not going to give him (Wike) to them because the election ahead is too important. The destinies of millions of Nigerians are too important and even bigger than any party or individual. I appreciate that all our stakeholders appreciate that and Governor Wike himself appreciates that.”
