Alhaji Adamu Maina Waziri, a member of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has dismissed claims by Joe Igbokwe, APC chieftain, that Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers State met Bola Tinubu, his party’s presidential candidate in France.
On Thursday, Igbokwe, an aide to Lagos State governor and staunch supporter of Bola Tinubu, claimed via a Facebook post that Wike met with the former Lagos governor in France.
The claim ballooned the speculation about the impending defection of the Rivers State governor to the APC, amid uncertainty over his political future.
But reacting to the claim, Maina, a former Minister of Police Affairs, said he has been with the Rivers State Governor on Wednesday in Istanbul, Turkey.
”Governor Wike came directly from Nigeria to Istanbul, Turkey. He did not go to France as speculated. This is to debunk the propaganda of the APC through Igbokwe. This is fake news orchestrated by the sinking ruling party which is on its way out, ” he said in a phone chat today.
Asked what is their mission to Istanbul, he said; “What is your business with our mission? We came to rest after our national convention. Of course, as a political animal, I do politics anywhere I find myself.”