Atiku Abubakar (PDP presidential candidate) and Governor Nyesom Wike (Rivers state governor) met in Abuja last night to settle their differences.

The Nation reports that Atiku made a commitment to support Wike's presidential campaign in 2027, if Wike agrees (Atiku), to sheathe his sword and support him in the 2023 election.

Since June, the duo and their supporters have been at odds when the former vice president overlooked Wike and picked Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as his running mate. Previous attempts to reconcile them failed to produce any positive results. Atiku seemed to have decided to ignore Wike and continued his campaign, while the Rivers State Governor threatened and his supporters threatened that they would not have anything to do with Atiku's presidential campaign.

Five of the 11 elected governors of states on the platform PDP are in Wike's camp, leading to major cracks in the party.

Atiku met Wike last night in a bid to settle their differences. He prevailed on Wike's camp to join the campaign train of PDP. According to sources close to the meeting, the PDP presidential candidate offered to back Wike for the presidency in 2027.

It was discovered that Wike was not committed to Atiku due to past breaches of commitment. According to reports, the governor said that he would consult his team and return to Atiku.

According to sources, Wike wasn't excited about the 2027 prospect considering the similar promise Atiku made to the Igbo in a meeting in Enugu earlier in the week.

A source, who had knowledge of what transpired, told the publication;

“Again, Atiku extended the olive branch to Wike. He pleaded with the governor to look at the bigger picture of winning the 2023 poll.

He asked Wike to prevail on his group to join the PDP campaign train.

Atiku promised to be fair to all PDP members despite the differences of the past few weeks which were caused by the outcome of the party’s presidential primaries.”

Another highly-placed source said Atiku offered to support Wike in 2027 if he gives necessary support to him in the ongoing campaign.

“Wike was not forthcoming and he avoided an outright commitment to Atiku’s request to be part of the PDP campaign team. He told Atiku that he would go and consult with his team and get back to him. So, he has kept Atiku in suspense again. We don’t know what the governor and his strategists will say.”

A source from Wike’s camp said

“The governor wasn’t excited about the 2027 poll prospect because he made the Igbo a similar offer in Enugu a few days ago.

The major challenge which Wike felt Atiku did not address was trust deficit. Our camp is of the opinion that Atiku doesn’t walk the talk on any agreement or issue because of pressure here and there.

This crisis would not have reached this level if Atiku had kept faith with London talks and unwritten agreement with Wike. Our group will soon meet on the latest overtures from Atiku.”