By Babatunde Solanke
It seems the appeal by a former Chief of staff to the Imo State government, Uche Nwosu, for the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Umar Ganduje, to reconcile aggrieved members of the party in Imo state has yielded result.
On Thursday, 16 17 August, the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, and his predecessor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha were seen at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, getting ready for a meeting with President Bola Tinubu.
They later meet with Tinubu in company of Ganduje and Tinubu’s Deputy, Shettima.
Uzodimma and Okorocha, both prominent sons of the state have been at each other’s jugular over political rivalry
Recall that Uche Nwosu had earlier, made a courtesy call on Ganduje at the APC Secretariat in Abuja, urging him to carry everyone along, and to bring peace and harmony into the party in Imo State and other states in the country..
Nwosu specifically told Ganduje that the need for a united APC to enable the party to bring the dividends of democracy to Nigerians.
Uzodimma and Okorocha, two prominent policians in Imo State, had arrived at the State House in the company of Ganduje.
Presidency sources had it that less than one hour after the parties arrived, they were joined by the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
Source: Tribune Online