“…their visit is going nowhere, we are not going to give him to them”, Saraki tells APC Governors over Wike
Bukola Saraki former Nigerian Senate President has said nothing will come out of Friday’s visit by Governors Kayode Fayemi, Rotimi Akeredolu and Babajide Sanwo-Olu to their Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike in Port Harcourt.
The three APC governors were in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, apparently to woo the aggrieved PDP governor to the ruling APC.
Saraki who spoke with journalists on Friday night in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital on the visit, said it would amount to nothing at the end of the day, adding that PDP would not allow Wike to leave the main opposition party.
He 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 would be resolved.
“The good thing is that we are 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 issues that it currently has,” he said.
Saraki added: “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 to. 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.”
He predicted that the PDP would form the next government to return the governance of the country to the people and also boost their socio-economic well-being.
The visit of the three APC governors of Lagos, Ondo, and Ekiti may not be unconnected with the speculations about the political future of Governor Nyesom Wike following the outcome of the PDP Presidential Primaries and the choice of a running mate to the PDP flagbearer, Atiku Abubakar.
The purpose of the meeting was not disclosed as the Governors all declined to address journalists afterward.
The crisis worsened after Atiku rejected the recommendation of an ad hoc committee of the party and picked Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, as his running mate.
The committee was reported to have recommended Mr Wike for the position, although the party later claimed that Mr Wike was only one of three nominees recommended by the committee.
