- Fayose said Wike is an articulate and capable person
- He said Tinubu must appreciate and compensate G-5 group
- He disclosed that he’s not looking for ministerial appointment
A former governor of Ekiti sSate, Ayodele Fayose, has said the immediate past governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, deserves a seat in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet.
This is as Fayose warned Tinubu against abandoning the G-5 or Integrity Group within the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the role they played in his victory at the 2023 presidential election.
He implored the president to appreciate and compensate the group.
Fayose spoke during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme.
According to him, the immediate past governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, has what it takes to be a minister and “must serve” in the Tinubu’s government.
He said there was nothing wrong in Tinubu appointing Wike as minister, adding that he was capable and competent.
Fayose said “What is wrong with that? How is anybody affected by that? I don’t want to be a minister but if Asiwaju (Tinubu) says ‘Fayose, you will be minister’ and I agree, what is their headache?
“I want Wike to be in the cabinet. Wike has what it takes to serve Nigeria. Wike is an articulate, capable person. If Asiwaju finds him or any of the G5 worthy, please serve in Asiwaju’s government.”
The G-5 is made up of four PDP ex-governors — Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), Samuel Ortom (Benue), and Nyesom Wike (Rivers) as well as one current governor, Seyi Makinde (Oyo).
The governors broke rank with the PDP hierarchy in the build up to the 2023 general election over the breach of the party’s zoning arrangement.
After Aiku Abubakar emerged the party’s presidential candidate, the governors decided to pitch their tent with Bola Tinubu who is from the southern part of the country.