Atiku, Wike meet to reconcile differences

Nyesom Wike, the disgruntled governor of Rivers State, and Atiku Abubakar, the party's presidential nominee, met Thursday in Abuja behind closed doors, some two months after the PDP's presidential primary.

Atiku and Wike met at the home of Prof. Jerry Gana, a former minister of information and national orientation, according to PDP sources, signalling what observers believed to be reconciliation efforts to appease the governor. Details of the meeting were still hazy at the time of publication.

According to the source, "Atiku and Wike met this (Thursday afternoon) at Jerry Gana's house. According to what I understand, the meeting went well.

They exchange pleasantries and decide to continue the reconciliation at this point.

The source responded, "They have started the process; this started with one-on-one interaction. " When asked if we can conclude that Wike and Atiku had resolved, the source stated,

They'll reach a particular level as a result, at which point they can address all the problems.

The source added that negotiations about the Director-General of the Atiku Campaign Organization were still going on.

Paul Ibe, Atiku's media advisor, declined to respond when asked.

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