London Meetings - Europe New Political Playground As Governors Weigh Fresh Options leadershipNGA: Nigeria
Amid political anxiety in their party, four Peoples Democratic Party governors have for the past five days relocated to these European cities in hopes of securing a better political deal ahead of the poll.
Recall that Wike and his team had recently met with Obi and Atiku's team in Port Harcourt. The Rivers governor had also earlier met with three APC governors, namely Babajide Sanwo-olu , Kayode Fayemi Ekiti) and Rotimi Akeredolu . The former vice president made the call through a press statement signed by his media adviser, Paul Ibe, in Abuja yesterday.
Ibe added that that because the APC knows that there is nothing to campaign with from their records of performance in office, it has elected to play the role of the devil's advocate, by claiming imaginary division withing the PDP. The nation's media landscape was on Wednesday awash with news of governor of Rivers state, Nysom Wike, meeting former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in London to mend the cracks that emerged from the presidential primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party .
"There is no elite in the world that is willing to play a subsidiary role for the foreign powers other than the Nigerian political elite. Just look at our economic reforms, has any of our reforms been driven by domestic imperatives? Reforms are always Western-driven and these politicians are willing tools in the hands of the Western powers.
"It is no longer medical tourism but political tourism. Can't you see how far these people have reduced the rest of us? We are now the laughing stock for the rest of the world. At the point of extreme economic challenges, poverty and insecurity in Nigeria, these people have no sense of purpose; they are driven by vanity and avarice," he said.
"The Electoral Act has given a lot of leverage for citizenship participation and determination of the outcomes of our elections. So, anybody who does not meet the demands of the citizens will face the risk of being rejected at the polls," he said.Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said the 2023 general elections are critical to our national aspirations, shared prosperity, and development, urging politicians to be mindful of the nation's unity and stability.
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