Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Tuesday said “very soon”, he will inform the people of the state the preferred presidential candidate of the aggrieved Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors, otherwise known as G5.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Wike spoke at the official commissioning of the Rukpokwu-Rumuapu-Izo-Ogbodo Igwuruta Link Road in Rumuapu Junction.
“Will you vote our governor? Will you vote for our Senatorial candidate? Will you vote for House of Representatives candidates? Will you vote House of Assembly candidate?” Wike asked a large number of supporters who chanted “Yes”.
“Then the other one, I will come and tell you where you will vote. All I will tell you, is don’t worry, calm down, these ones that I mentioned, make sure you vote them. Very soon, we will meet and take a decision on where we are going,” he said.
Other governors in the G5 group led by Wike are Seyi Makinde of Oyo, Samuel Ortom of Benue, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia, and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu.
The disgruntled governors are demanding the resignation of the National Chairman of the PDP, Iyorchia Ayu, as a pre-condition to support the candidature of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.
According to them, it is injustice to have a presidential candidate and National Chairman from the same region.
In the past few weeks, Wike has met with the presidential candidates of the Labour Party and New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso, respectively.
Please tell Wike not to tell the world their preferred Presidential candidate until January 2023. thanks
MY ABLE GOD FATHER OF OUR SOUTH SOUTH, SOUTH EAST PLS DON’T LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG YET WAIT TILL JANUARY PLS SO THAT PEOPLE WILL MOT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT, ANYWHERE YOU WANT US TO GO WE WILL GO WITH YOU, I LOVE YOU FOR THE GREAT MOVE HIS EXCELLENCY. HAPPY NEW MONTH IN ADVANCE.