2023 Presidency: PDP G-5 Governors on Brink of Announcing Preferred Candidate, Date, Location Revealed
- All will be laid bare in a matter of days as Governor Nyesom Wike and his cohorts will be making a big announcement in a matter of days
- It is believed that the Governor Wike-led G-5 governors aka integrity group will be revealing their presidential candidate on Thursday, January 5
- A source revealed that the announcement is likely to be made at the flag-off of Governor Seyi Makinde's campaign in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital
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The G-5 governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are on the brink of announcing the presidential candidate they will support at the forthcoming general elections in 2023.
As reported by the Punch newspaper, the quintet is expected to reveal their candidate on Thursday, January 5.
Source: Twitter
It was further revealed that the quintet which consists of Governor Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), Samuel Ortom (Benue), and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu states will be considering Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party who was formerly a member of the PDP.
This leaves the presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar on a slippery as he will not be getting the support of the quintet who has been at loggerheads over the imbalance in the leadership of the party.
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Obasanjo's part in G-governors decision
On the part of supporting Obi, a top source revealed that ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo had earlier reached out to the G-5 governors to lobby for Obi
The source said:
“The governors are considering Obasanjo’s advice that the Presidency should come to the South in 2023. Obasanjo has advised them to support Obi because he believes that if the Presidency comes to the South, it should go to the South East.
“That is why at their last meeting in London, he lobbied for Obi because justice and fairness demand that South-East should produce the next president.’’
The source who also revealed when the G-5 governors will make their candidate official, said:
"The governors will announce their preferred candidate next week. If there is no major event before January 5 when Makinde will kick off his campaign, they will make the announcement on that day in Ibadan.’’
Trouble in Atiku, Obi's camp as Wike, other G5 governors move to meet with Tinubu overseas
Meanwhile, Bola Tinubu is set to meet with members of the G-5 governor of the Peoples Democratic Party led by Nyesom Wike of Rivers state.
The meeting between the five governors and Tinubu will take place in one of the European countries.
This was disclosed by a top source within the camp of the former governor of Lagos state, Bola Tinubu.
Source: Legit.ng
