Politics

Wike, Makinde, Other In Closed Door Meeting With Tinubu

VOICE AIR MEDIA News Update

President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with the former governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike the former governor of Delta State, James Ibori and the Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

According to vanguard, Former Governors Wike, Ibori Makinde arrived the State House at about 4:20 pm.

Ibori and President Tinubu served as governors between 1999 and 2007, while Wike just left office after completing eight years.

Wike and Makinde are members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and belong to the group of governors, the G-5, that worked against their party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar in the February 25 elections.

Ibori was said to have worked for the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the last general elections as his candidate for the PDP governorship election lost to the candidate of the former governor Ifeanyi Okowa.

There has been unconfirmed rumour that Ibori may soon defect to the APC, having lost control of the PDP in Delta State.

Wike on his own is having a running battle with the leadership of the PDP.

VAM News

Recent Posts

Felicitations as OOPA Chairman Abioye Lawrence Celebrates Birthday

The Osun Online Publishers Association (OOPA) has extended warm felicitations to its Chairman, Comrade Tosin…

3 hours ago

SSANU warns FG, threatens month-end strike

The National Executive Council of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities has issued a…

6 hours ago

Troops Detonate Roadside Bomb

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have discovered and safely detonated an improvised explosive device (IED)…

6 hours ago

All 13 kidnapped passengers rescued

All 13 passengers abducted along the Makurdi–Otukpo road in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue…

6 hours ago

JAMB apologises for UTME results delay

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has apologised for the delay in releasing the results…

8 hours ago

The Shield of Loyalty: Hon. Ibrahim Kunle Olarewaju’s Unwavering Stand for Ekiti’s Progress

In the high-stakes arena of Ekiti politics, leadership is defined by those who stand tallest…

8 hours ago