Presidential Candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has reacted to reports of a meeting between him and Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, in France ahead of the 2023 general election.
KEMI FILANI NEWS had earlier reported that APC Chieftain Joe Igbokwe, on his Facebook page, had posted that Wike, who lost the Peoples Democratic Party, presidential ticket to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, visited Tinubu in France.
This publication recalls that Tinubu travelled to France after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday.
Reacting to Igbokwe’s claim, Tinubu Media Office, in a statement signed by Tunde Rahman, said although the APC standard bearer holds Gov. Wike in high esteem, such a meeting never took place.
He said, “Asiwaju Tinubu’s supposed meeting with Governor Wike in France is Fake News”.
The statement partly reads; “We have seen a viral social media post made by one of the chieftains of All Progressives Congress in Lagos State and media reports emanating from same about a supposed meeting in France between APC Presidential Standard-bearer, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and His Excellency, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State.
“It has become imperative to set the record straight. Although Asiwaju Tinubu is presently in France, he didn’t have any meeting with Governor Wike, whether in that country or anywhere whatsoever.
“This, however, does not detract from the fact that the APC presidential candidate holds Governor Wike in high esteem.
And given the national and across-party line appeal of Asiwaju Tinubu’s candidature, he will not hesitate to meet any important national leader when desirable.
“As made public earlier, Asiwaju Tinubu is in France for some important engagements. He will return to the country shortly.
“We would like, once again, to advise journalists to always cross-check their information with appropriate officers before rushing to press to avoid unintended errors”, Rahman counselled.
