Ibori, Tambuwal, Wike in secret meeting with governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State

Also, present with them in Asaba was the former governor of Delta state, Chief James Ibori who was not present at the PDP convention.

Ibori made a surprise showing at the Cenotaph, venue of the products exhibition by beneficiaries of the skills acquisition programmes of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s administration in Delta State.

Government sources, according to Sahara Reported thinks the meeting is connected with the build-up to the 2019 general elections.

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Earlier in the day, the governor of Rivers State, Barr. Nyesom Wike had commissioned a road constructed by Okowa administration.

Speaking during the exhibition former Governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori says: “I am pleased that you have invited me. My duty is to pray for you. The day Deltans voted for you, they did so with the confidence that you will deliver, and you are delivering.

“I am a Deltan, and I do have a voice on matters that bother on the peace and progress of Delta State. I may be watching from the sidelines, I want to say again that you (Okowa) are doing well. At the end of your eight-year tenure, Delta will be better for it. Your Excellency, we are solidly behind you”, he adds.

A version of this report appeared on Sahara Reporter website