By CHARLES IWUOHA

Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, may be perfecting plans to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

The speculations heightened after Anyim met the National Chairman of the APC, Abdullahi Ganduje, over the weekend at his residence in Abuja, the Nigerian capital.

The former Senate President had discussions with Ganduje, but the outcome of the meeting has not been made public.

However, sources say Anyim is likely on his way to the ruling party.

During the last general election, the PDP chieftain ahd dumped his party’s guber candidate in his native Ebonyi State, Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii, for the APC candidate, now Governor Francis Nwifuru.

It is unclear whether he supported the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, during the presidential election.

Anyim had met with President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Presidential Villa early July, a sign many interpreted as a plot to cross over to the ruling APC.

The former Senate President told reporters after meeting with Tinubu: “It was a great honour to pay courtesy to the President and congratulate him, first and foremost, for his successful inauguration as the 16th President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and also to encourage and congratulate him for the bold decisions he has taken so far.”

Immediate past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, is also believed to be on his way out of PDP, having accepted a ministerial slot from the Tinubu administration. Wike has been screened by the Senate.

Meanwhile, PDP leaders held another meeting over the weekend, but has remained silent on any disciplinary measure against members of the party leaning towards the APC.

Atiku tweeted after the meeting: “Earlier today, I joined other leaders and stakeholders of our esteemed party, @OfficialPDPNig, including my Vice Presidential candidate, Dr @IAOkowa, Governors, and members of the PDP NWC.

“This meeting provided an opportunity for us to examine the current state of our nation carefully and to thoughtfully articulate a pathway forward from the critical crossroads at which we presently find ourselves.”