Shock As Obaseki Meets Wike To Secure Support For Ighodalo

The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, met with Nyesom Wike, minister of the FCT, in Abuja on Tuesday night to secure his support for Asue Ighodalo’s governorship bid in the unfolding contest for the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Edo State.

The meeting took place at Wells Carlton Hotel, Abuja, and was attended by Ahmadu Fintiri, governor of Adamawa state, who came with Obaseki.

Governor Obaseki’s peace move was  necessitated by the reality of a strong opposition from Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, a former member of the house of reps and the preferred candidate of Dan Orbih, Wike’s key ally in Edo state.

Ighodalo is seeking the governorship ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo state in the February 22, 2024 primary election. There is also the challenge from Philip Shaibu, the current deputy governor.

Although Ighodalo has expressed confidence in winning the party’s ticket, going into the primary against Ogbeide-Ihama and Shaibu is viewed in Obaseki’s camp as a delicate game.

At the meeting with Wike, Obaseki was said to have sought “reconciliation” and apologized for previous misunderstanding between them.

Ighodalo would be willing to pick Ogbeide-Ihama as his running mate, according to the deal offered by Obaseki.

Wike reportedly told him point-blank that he would not have any dealings with him as he is not known to have kept faith with anyone that assisted him in the past.

Hence, Wike demanded a “level-playing field so that most acceptable candidate can win”sources told Thecable.

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