Nyesom Wike, the immediate past governor of Rivers State, met with Senate President Godswill Akpabio for more than six hours on Thursday, ahead of the Senate’s resumption on July 4, 2023.
The meeting was reportedly Wike’s attempt to prevent the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, hierarchy from nominating Senate Minority leaders at the upper and lower legislative chambers of the National Assembly.
The meeting was attended by the Deputy Senate President, Senator Jibrin Barau, the newly appointed Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Abdullahi Abubakar Gumel, Senator Jibrin Isah of Kogi East Senatorial District, and Senator Salihu Mustapha of Kwara Central Senatorial District.
It was learnt late Thursday that Wike insisted on nominating the Minority leader of the 10th Senate from his faction rather than allowing the PDP national organ to handle the nomination.
Though he declined to speak with journalists after the meeting ended at about 6.30 pm, and drove away in the convoy of the Senate President, a source, who spoke under anonymity, revealed that the former governor explained reasons his faction should be allowed to produce the Senate and House of Representatives Minority leaders.
It could not be confirmed, if the Senate President agreed to Wike’s proposal, but it can be recalled that the choice of Majority and Minority Leaders of the upper and lower legislative chambers have been traditionally handled by the political party organ.
He said, “Wike was only serious in his faction producing the principal officers, but never revealed names of those he was targeting.
“He is very serious about getting the required support from the leadership of the National Assembly, as well as membership of the other minority political parties in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.”
Meanwhile, the APC has 59 Senators, PDP 36, Labour Party 8, New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) 2, Social Democratic Party (SDP) 2, APGA 1 and YPP 1.
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