•From left: Governors Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia); Nyesom Wike (Rivers); David Umahi
(Ebonyi) and Ben Ayade (Cross River) during a visit to Wike in his Rumuepirikom
, Obio Akpor Local Governor Area home…yesterday RIVERS State Governor Nyesiom
Wike hosted his colleagues from Cross River (Prof. Ben Ayade); Ebonyi (Dave
Umahi) and Abia (Okezie Ikpeazu), last night at his Rumueprikon country home,
Obio-Akpor Local Government Area, Port Harcourt. A source, who confirmed the
arrival of the governors, said they quickly went into a closed door meeting. The
source, who spoke in confidence, did not give details on their parley. Ikpeazu
is one of the five governors in Wike’s camp fighting structural injustice in the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ayade and Umahi are of the All Progressives
Congress

It was learnt that the mission of the two governors was in connection with the
crisis rocking the opposition PDP. There were indications that Ayade and Umahi
came to seek Wike’s support in Rivers for the forthcoming presidential election.
Wike and his allies had vowed not to work for their presidential candidate,
Atiku Abubakar, over unresolved issues bordering injustice and unfairness