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Politics of Tuesday, 28 March 2023

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Finally, APC Chieftain gives two reasons why Wike was among the PDP govs Tinubu visited before Feb 25 elections

Nyesom Wike and Bola Ahmed Tinubu Nyesom Wike and Bola Ahmed Tinubu

Tonye Cole, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has highlighted the two reasons why Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) visited Governor Nyesom Wike before the February 25 elections.

Cole who lost the governorship race to Sim Fubara of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) noted that Tinubu's visit to the state prior to the election was a strategic move by the party in the state.

Speaking in a no-holds-barred interview on Channels TV on Tuesday, March 28, Cole said the political trajectory at the time was a determining factor to Tinubu's visit.

"If you follow the political trajectory of what the president-elect was doing at the time, there were two things that were at play. He wanted to make sure that Rivers money will not go to the presidential candidate of PDP presidential candidate and it in that instance foster the division that was already in the PDP so it can enhance his of winning within the state."

Nyesom Wike was among the few opposition governors who hosted president-elect, Bola Tinubu. Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde also hosted the former Lagos governor in Ogbomosho.