Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi was in a closed door meeting with Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike in Port Harcourt on Monday night.
The meeting also had Benue Governor Samuel Ortom and his Abia counterpart, Okezie Ikpeazu as well as former Cross River Governor Donald Duke, some key politicians and statesmen in the South-South region in attendance.
It lasted into early hours of Tuesday.
The Special Assistant to Governor Wike on Media, Kelvin Ebiri confirmed the meeting.
The meeting reportedly held at Wike’s private home along Ada George area of Obio Akpor Local Government Area.
After the meeting, the participants were seen in a group picture beaming with smiles.
Although details of the meeting was not disclosed, it may not be unconnected with 2023 polls.
Governor Wike has been in a deep faceoff with the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) whonhe lost the ticket to.
The crisis deepened in the past week as the highly aggrieved Governor Wike warned he should not be held responsible if PDP loses the elections.
