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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has ruled out any chance of him and his political allies negotiating with the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, before the general elections.<\/p>\n

Wike spoke at a media chat held in Port Harcourt on Thursday.<\/p>\n

A group of five governors known as the G5, led by Wike is against the presidential bid of Atiku.<\/p>\n

His allies include Seyi Makinde of Oyo, Samuel Ortom of Benue, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia, and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu.<\/p>\n

Wike claimed that the timeframe for resolving the grievance of the G5 is \u201cover\u201d and he is \u201cnot ready to sit down with anybody again\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, we can\u2019t do that; it\u2019s over! We have said it and there is nothing anybody can do about it now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey believe they can win the election. I am not ready to sit down with anybody again.\u201d<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has ruled out any chance of him and his political allies negotiating with the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, before the general elections. Wike spoke at a media chat held in Port Harcourt on Thursday. 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