Atiku meets Rivers PDP stakeholders in Abuja without Wike

The meeting, according to Senator Dino Melaye, Director of Public Affairs for Atiku’s campaign, was intended to make up for the party’s decision to cancel the Rivers State rally due to the disagreement with Governor Nyesom Wike.

Before to Saturday’s hotly contested election, Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential candidate, met with representatives from Rivers State in Abuja on Sunday evening.

In addition to other important party members from the state, Prince Uche Secondus, a former National Chairman of the party, Senator Ben Bruce, and Celestine Omehia, a former governor of Rivers State, were present at the meeting.

The meeting, according to Senator Dino Melaye, Director of Public Affairs for Atiku’s campaign, was intended to make up for the party’s decision to cancel the Rivers State rally due to the disagreement with Governor Nyesom Wike.

Assuring the PDP of victory in Rivers State, the co-convener, Senator Lee Maeba, listed various federal projects that Atiku should prioritise in the state, such as the construction of the East-West Road.

The candidate stated that upon taking office, he will overhaul the Federal Government’s amnesty programme and finish building the East-West Road to its full potential.

After that, the presidential candidate travelled to another gathering with PDP National Assembly candidates, where Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, his running mate, spoke to the candidates.

Okowa urged the federal legislative candidates to continue their campaigns in their various senate districts and constituencies.

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He pleaded with them to succeed in their elections, arguing that the PDP needed to hold the majority in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

The vice presidential candidate also urged the candidates to defend their Saturday PDP votes.

In his speech to the candidates, Atiku claimed that the current situation in Nigeria was among the most difficult in its history.

He claims that the nation is more divided than ever, and that both security and the economy are in terrible shape. In order to turn the country around, he continued, “we must work together when we are all elected.”