There might be looming trouble in the political sphere following the visits of some APC governors to their PDP counterparts.
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State
Some Governors from the All Progressives Congress (APC) have
stirred controversy by visiting Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike and
Akwa Ibom State Governor Udom Emmanuel, who are of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP).
The APC governors, who visited their PDP counterpart are: Abdulaziz
Yari (Zamfara), Aminu Waziri Tambuwal (Sokoto) and Atiku Bagudu
(Kebbi). The incident caused a minister to protest to the APC leadership
over the incident.
However, that did not stop the governors from jointly hosting Wike in Sokoto which has left some political observers guessing.
According to The Nation, some Presidency officials are also said to
be disturbed by the signal which the visits generated. APC leaders were
“shocked” that Tambuwal and Bagudu visited Wike before the last
legislative election rerun in Rivers State, spending a day with him.
The two governors teamed up with Yari, who is also the Chairman of
the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), to spend Christmas in Akwa Ibom.
Wike reciprocated the visits last weekend when he went to Sokoto.
The Rivers State Governor was at the Sultan’s palace where he said the
Niger Delta would not be part of any move to dismember Nigeria, adding
that Nigeria’s unity is not negotiable.
A source, reflecting on the development, spoke of “unease in the APC on the shuttles by Tambuwal and others to Rivers and Akwa Ibom states”.
“Some of our leaders are uncomfortable with snippets from these trips”, he said, asking not to be named.
“The timing of the first visit to Rivers State made some of our
leaders to be suspicious. It was like paying a solidarity visit to Wike
ahead of the Rivers State rerun elections.
“Some leaders have been suspecting that the three governors might be the arrowheads of a political realignment in the country.”
There have been talks of a new party ahead of the next general
elections. The direction and planners of the “mega” party remain
unknown.
The source quoted the angry minister as saying; “We heard what you people are planning.”
A party leader said: “Some of us have been angry with these governors because our members are going through hell in these states.
“There is nothing wrong in exchanging visits or comparing
notes, but we saw the trips as missteps at a time we are seeking redress
or justice for our members in the affected states.
“Of what use is an APC governor’s romance with a PDP governor
in whose state APC members were attacked and maimed or where policemen
were beheaded?”
APC National Publicity Secretary Bolaji Abdullahi while reacting to the incident, said:
“My reaction will be that I think we should not read too much political
meanings to all these trips. Governors socialise, regardless of party
affiliation.
“If governors decide to visit each other and socialise, I don’t
think the party has the authority to stop them. I think we should not
read any meaning into it.
“But if the party has reasons to suspect gatherings are
contrary to what the party stands for, the party will meet and take
appropriate action. At this moment, there is no basis for that.”
Alhaji Imam Imam, Tambuwal’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity also added:
“There is nothing political at all with all these shuttles. The
commitment of the governor of Sokoto State to APC is not in doubt at
all. Tambuwal is fully committed to APC. Our commitment to the
President, the leadership of the party and all APC structures is
unshaken and undiluted.
“We work within the confines of APC. Nobody should link us with
2019. During political season, we will engage in politicking. But this
is a period of governance; we are now focused on governance.”
Imam added: “Tambuwal believes in inter-state trade. So long as
states cooperate among themselves, the potential for the nation’s
economic growth is large. When we visited Rivers, we had discussion on
youth empowerment and sports; when we visited Aba, Abia State, the
governor sold the idea of marketing Sokoto leather to them. When we went
to Kano for inspection of projects, we interacted with some businessmen
and one of them is now establishing a fertiliser plant in Sokoto.”
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