IBUKUNOLUWA KING-OKUNEYE
Philip Aduda, the Senate Minority Leader met with Governor Nyesom Wike in Port Harcourt on Thursday, June 23, 2022.
He led a delegate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Senate to meet with Wike.
Aduda, a long time supporter of Governor Wike, was nominated as Minority Leader two days ago, to replace the former Minority Leader Enyinaya Abaribe, who left the PDP.
Among the entourage were Deputy Minority Leader, Shuaibu Lau, Minority Whip, Chukwuka Utazi, and Deputy Minority Whip, Danjuma La’ah.
Senator Barry Mpigi from Rivers State was on hand to receive the guests alongside Governor Wike.
The meeting was held behind closed doors in the private residence of Governor Wike in Port Harcourt.
The senators who arrived at about 3:10pm, departed at about 6pm without stating the purpose of their visit.
The visit of the Senators happened a few minutes after the former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe equally visited Governor Nyesom Wike at his residence.
Governor Wike had in the past days received top political figures at his private residence in Port Harcourt.
Some politicians to have visited the Rivers State Governor include the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, Governors Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State, and Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State.
Like the other visits, that of Elder Orubebe was also private.
Recall that Orubebe recently resigned his membership of the PDP.