PDP Crisis: G5 Governors Secretly Endorse Atiku? More Details Emerged
- Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has dismissed the report that he and other aggrieved governors of the PDP have secretly endorsed Atiku Abubakar's presidential aspiration
- Terver Akase, the spokesperson to Governor Ortom in a statement on Tuesday, said the carriers of the news are only out to make cheap political scores
- Ortom described the report as fictional, mischievous and embarrassing as it is against what the governors are standing for
Makurdi, Benue - The claim that the aggrieved governor of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has endorsed and agreed to support the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar, has been dismissed.
Samuel Ortom, the governor of Benue state, in a statement by his special adviser on media and publicity, Terver Akase, dismissed the claim on Tuesday, January 10, The Punch reported.
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G5 governors speak up on endorsing Atiku Abubakar secretly
The aggrieved governors, who are referred to as G5 or Integrity Group include Ortom, Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), Nyesom Wike (Rivers) and Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia).
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They have distanced themselves from the presidential campaign of Atiku until their demands for the removal of Iyorchia Ayu, the party's national chairman is met.
But an online report recently claimed that the Integrity Group has agreed to support the PDP presidential candidate.
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Akase described the report as fictitious, and mischievous and that it is targeted to embarrass the governors who have chosen the art of justice, fairness and equity.
The governor's aide disclosed that the carriers of the news are only out for a cheap political score, which is the reason why they could not mention the time and venue the governors had met and made the agreement.
The statement reads in part:
“The writers only sought to take advantage of the crisis within the PDP for their selfish purposes. Governor Ortom and other members of the G-5 have not endorsed the said presidential candidate."
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Legit.ng earlier reported that the governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, has promised not to relent in his fight for justice, fairness and equity.
Wike also disclosed that the national assembly is scared of passing the NDDC N500 billion budget because of the forthcoming election.
The governor then challenged the media to be objective and proactive in making the government accountable.
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