Governor Samuel Ortom from Benue state revealed that Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party has reached out and persuaded Governor Nyesom Wike from Rivers state to meet for a discussion.

Remember that Ortom hinted that Wike's problem with Atiku was due to the presidential candidate choosing Governor Ifeanyi Okwa of Delta as his running mate, even though 17 of 17 members on a PDP panel preferred Rivers governor as their vice-presidential candidate.

Speaking in an interview with Arise TV on Thursday, July 21, Ortom disclosed that after Atiku has "reached out to him to further persuade Governor Wike that he's coming to see him".

He said that they would sit down to discuss and that once that is over, it would be over. Ortom stated;

“Some of us believe in a southern presidency. We thought Wike would be the right person to get the ticket but he did not get it.

“Then the issue of vice-presidency came. I was one of the people that we were able to convince Wike that ‘half a loaf is better than none; you wanted to be president, but God did not make it happen; there’s nothing wrong in asking to be the vice-president.’ Unfortunately, this did not work.

“I think that the leadership of the party needed to do the needful by reaching out to him immediately to pacify him. That is what happens in every political setting because, in the end, you need everybody to be around you.

“We look forward that the leadership of the party will do the needful to bring all of us together. Our presidential candidate has reached out to me to further persuade Governor Wike that he’s coming to see him, they’ll sit down and discuss. For me, once that is done, that is the end of it.

“I believe that working together with governor Wike, we can achieve a better result for our party, the PDP. And so, I believe that our presidential candidate will reach out to Wike, and once they discuss and he’s pacified, I will also be pacified.”

Source: https://aderonkebamidele.com/atiku-has-reached-out-to-me-to-persuade-wike-for-discussion-ortom/