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Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike and Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde visited President-elect Bola Tinubu at the Abuja Defense House on Friday.
Messrs. Wike and Makinde, members of the opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), met with the president-elect along with other governors of the Congress of all progressives (APC).
The governors of the APC are Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi State, Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa and Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State.
Briefing reporters after the meeting, Makinde said the elections are over and the country must move towards governability.
“We are here to let you know that the elections are over – this is governance and we will do everything we can to support you,” Makinde said.
Mr. Wike also expressed his support for the incoming Tinubu administration and expressed optimism that he (Tinubu) will turn the tide of the country.
“As my friend (Mr. Makinde) said, a winner has emerged and therefore it is right to provide the necessary support in the interest of Nigeria. I am confident that he has what it takes to turn Nigeria around,” he said.
Messrs. Wike and Makinde are members of the G5 governors, which include Samuel Ortom from Benue, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi from Enugu and Okezie Ikpeazu from Abia states, all members of the PDP.
They worked against their party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and supported the APC’s Mr. Tinubu in the February 25 election.
Tinubu won the presidential election in Oyo State and scored a surprise result in Rivers State, defeating Labor Party’s Peter Obi and Atiku.
However, PREMIUM TIMES reviewed the results published on the IREV portal by INEC and found that Mr Obi, not Mr Tinubu, actually won the Rivers State election and should have been declared the winner in the state. However, that may not have changed the final outcome of the election.
Meanwhile, Mr. Tinubu is expected to be in Rivers on May 3 to commission some projects built by the Rivers State Government.
Messrs. Obi and Atiku, as well as their parties, continue to challenge the result of the presidential election in the electoral court.
However, the electoral tribunal and the Supreme Court are not expected to rule before Tinubu is sworn in as president on May 29.