The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje has opened up on the reason former governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike visited him.

Recall that Wike visited Ganduje at his residence in the federal capital territory (FCT), Abuja on Tuesday

Speaking on the reason for Wike’s visit, Ganduje stated that it was not about his rumoured defection to the ruling party, instead the former governor paid him a congratulatory visit.

The APC chieftain made the revelation on Wednesday after a closed-door meeting with the former governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong.

According to him, “It will certainly improve the chances of our party, especially in 2027.

Ganduje stated: “You know Wike is a honourable minister-designate, so he came, we discussed because I was looking for him to congratulate him for that and also he came to congratulate me and we discussed that when he becomes minister fully, he will work very hard in order to move the ministry he is giving and he is ready to cooperate.

“But we didn’t discuss the issue of his coming to APC or not coming to APC. That issue will arise later.

“And not only that we are coming out with a new blueprint to increase the followership of the party and this includes all strata of officials; those who are in APC and those who are in other political parties.

“I assure you, very soon some of the political parties will even merge with the APC. We are doing that underground.”