By our reporter| As the battle for the soul of Nigeria gathers pace between the two leading political party’s ahead of the 2023 presidential election, the leadership of the All Progressives Congress has begun preliminary discussions with four Peoples Democratic Party governors and former aviation minister, Fani Kayode with the aim of getting them to defect.
According to various sources in Abuja on Monday, Fani-Kayode, met with the Caretaker Chairman of the APC, Mai Mala Buni; and Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State.
Fani-Kayode had earlier met with Governor Bello in his Wuse Zone 6 residence in Abuja before he led the former Minister to the party chairman’s Guest House.
A source familiar with what transpired at the meeting told select reporters that though Fani-Kayode had not yet made any commitment, he, however, described the meeting as fruitful and that “things are looking bright.”
“Fani-Kayode met with Yahaya Bello and Buni on Sunday for two hours. It is all about the politics of 2023 and the recent registration drive of the APC.
“Fani-Kayode has not made any commitment yet but discussions are still ongoing.”
The source who declined to reveal the identities of the PDP governors as that would be unwise at this stage, however, explained that the governors were still waiting for certain conditions to be met before making their move.
“The four governors want assurances that the APC structure in their respective states would be handed over to them once they defect as has been the tradition. That is what is being discussed.
“Some people will also leave APC soon from the look of things. You will keep seeing such realignment ahead of 2023,” he said.
According to a national publication, the four PDP governors in question are unhappy with what they described as the alleged personalisation of the party by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and his Sokoto State counterpart, Aminu Tambuwal, because of their 2023 ambitions.
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