Aminu Tambuwal, chairman of PDP Governors’ Forum, endorsed the decision to prioritise Mr Wike on the list of key vice-presidential options for Mr Abubakar, our sources said.
The statement puts to rest speculations that an aggrieved Wike was thinking of defecting to another party to further his presidential ambition.
Congratulatory messages to Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar are pouring in from across the country.
He stepped down on Saturday.
The duo withdrew their participation from the NBA conference over the bar association’s silence about the killing of Deborah Samuel by Islamic extremists.
The Rivers governor said those pushing for consensus in PDP are the ones running the election, and not the party’s decision.
Mr Wike said the plan of the APC aspirants to build on the incompetence and underperformance of Mr Buhari was a bad omen for Nigeria.
Mr Makinde extolled the attributes of Mr Wike which he said stands him fit among other aspirants for the position of president in 2023.
His caution comes amid brickbats between Rivers governor Nyesom Wike and his Edo counterpart Godwin Obaseki.
Mr Wike also accused Mr Obaseki of being ungrateful to the PDP and those who supported his re-election after he defected from the APC.
