Hon. Yakubu Dogara, former speaker of the house of representatives and Babachir Lawal, former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), on Saturday met with Nyesom Wike, Rivers State governor behind closed doors.
They duo, who had on Friday, rejected the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at a summit of Northern Christians, held talks with Wike at his country home in Rumueprikom, Obio-Akpor Local Government Area, Rivers State.
Though both men are members of the APC, they have continued to express displeasure over the decision of Bola Tinubu, the party’s presidential candidate, to pick Kashim Shettima, a fellow Muslim as running mate
Dogara, who emerged from the meeting, said they were on a quest to build an all-inclusive Nigeria.
“Everyone agrees with us that Governor Wike is one of those indispensable political leaders. For us, it is a search to build an all inclusive Nigeria,” he said.
“So, we feel that as part of the agenda setting we should meet with him and that is the reason why we are here. And for the rest, whatever it is, maybe in the future we can discuss that.”