Udom Emmanuel and Wike in Port Harcourt
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel on Saturday visited his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike in Port Harcourt.
No details of the meeting were given but it is believed to be part of efforts to reconcile Wike and his G5 colleagues who have openly showed their grudge against the leadership of the PDP.
Governor Emmanuel was accompanied by Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State to the meeting. Ortom has been a bridge between Wike and the PDP leaders.
Briefing journalists after the meeting, Emmanuel said his visit to Wike – whom he described as his brother – is not new.
The Akwa Ibom state governor said his visit to his Rivers State counterpart is based on ‘brotherly love.’
When asked if his visit to Rivers is politically motivated, Emmanuel did not give a direct response.
He said, “if it is politics, I would have told you I came in for politics. I came in to see my brother. Why are you asking me about the mission?
“I am in my brother’s house. This is not the first time, this is not the second time, and this is not the third time you are seeing me here.
“But I think this is the season of love. Within this period, you don’t actually demonstrate that love. Love not shown is love wasted. I think that is what we are trying to demonstrate.”
Emmanuel’s visit comes a day after Wike and four other aggrieved PDP governors, popularly known as the G5, have repeatedly called for the resignation of the party’s National Chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu.
The G-5, which includes; Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Samuel Ortom (Benue), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), and Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia) have been at loggerheads with Atiku in the wake of the party’s presidential primary.
The G5 has divided the PDP with some persons showing sympathy for the group of aggrieved governors.
