Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike and his allies have yet to agree on a presidential candidate to support in the 2023 election.
Governors Nyesom Wike (Rivers State), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Samuel Ortom (Benue), Ifeanyi Ugwuayi (Enugu), and Okezie Ikpeazu (Enugu) have been identified as the G-5 (Abia).
Following the refusal of the party’s national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, to resign and allow a southern takeover, the Governors had failed to support the party’s flagbearer, Atiku Abubakar’s presidential ambition.
According to sources who spoke with The Nation, the five governors are divided on which presidential candidate to support.
According to a source, a couple of them are urging the group to support the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, while others have suggested the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu.
The source who is a member of the National Working Committee (NWC) of PDP said;
It is yet to be discussed. But with the obvious reality that we will not support Atiku for the presidency; and with our leaders agreeing that it is better to tell the world where we are going as soon as possible, it is obvious that we will have to discuss the matter, possibly early in the new year.
As we speak, those with preferences, especially between Obi and Tinubu, are already doing some underground works ahead of the meeting. Even members of the G5 have their preferences and I can tell you that some want Tinubu and some want Obi.