NO PRESS: Journalists barred from ongoing PDP BoT, Wike meeting

Members of the fourth estate of the realm were denied entry to the room of the meeting between members of the Board of Trustees, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and their host, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State.

Journalists covering the Government House, Port Harcourt were initially granted access, but Wike made a U-turn when he asked leader of the visitors and acting BoT chairman of the party, Adolphus Wabara, if he didn’t mind an open meeting.

Wabara reportedly answered in the negative, and newsmen were excused.

The meetings, which started early afternoon, is another effort to resolve the crisis between Wike and the party.

Seven of the BoT members in the meeting with Wike and his men are Senator Wabara; former Governor of Kogi State, Ibrahim Idris; Chief Shuaib Oyedokun; Zainab Maina; Dr. Esther Uduehi; former Governor of Enugu State, Okwesilieze Nwodo; and a former Minister of Special Duties, Tanimu Turaki.