2023 Presidency: Details Emerge as G5 Governors Reportedly Meet with Tinubu in London
- Political gameplay ahead of the 2023 general election has reached a new height as G5 Governors met with Tinubu in London
- A source familiar with the matter alleged that the five aggrieve PDP governors have resolved at the meeting not to support any other candidate
- G5 Governors are not backing their party's presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, due to an unresolved internal crisis
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London, UK - The G5 Governors, that is the five aggrieved Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors, have reportedly met with the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, in London, the United Kingdom.
According to a report by The Punch, Tinubu lobbied the PDP governors for their endorsement during the marathon meeting which was held on Tuesday, December 27.
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Legit.ng notes that the G5 Governors and some PDP political heavyweights from the south had vowed not to support the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, over the refusal of the party’s national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, to resign after Atiku obtained the presidential ticket of the party.
Members of the G5 are Governors Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), Samuel Ortom (Benue) and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu states.
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What happened when Tinubu met with G5 Governors in London?
The Punch cited a source as shedding light on what transpired at Tinubu's meeting with the G5 Governors in London.
“Tinubu met with the aggrieved governors yesterday (Tuesday) along with a delegation that included (Kayode) Fayemi, (Babajide) Sanwo-Olu, one other governor and an ex-governor.
"For now, we are only waiting for the G-5 governors to make the official pronouncement in January," the source was quoted as saying.
What did G5 Governors demand from Tinubu?
Though the source was silent on what the demands of the aggrieved governors were, saying he wouldn’t want to speculate, he said the PDP leaders have declared at the meeting that they were not supporting any other candidate.
His words:
“I don’t have details about that. What I know is that they have met and declared their indication at the meeting that they are not supporting any other candidate."
It is not however clearer if the Lagos state governor and Fayemi were at the meeting as another source claimed said Sanwo-Olu was in Nigeria.
“I have received several inquiries on this report of the governor’s supposed travel with Asiwaju (Tinubu) and I can tell you that he is still in Nigeria.
"In fact, I spoke with him twice today (Wednesday). Even if he were to travel to meet the G-5 Governors outside the country, it is not something he would want to disclose, but he is very much in the country,” the source reportedly said.
PDP threatens to sanction G5 Governors
Meanwhile, another report by Legit.ng indicates that the PDP is considering expelling the G5 Governors if they go on to dump Atiku and endorse Tinubu or Peter Obi of the Labour Party as speculated.
A PDP chieftain said another measure being considered by the leadership of the main opposition party was the dissolution of the party structures in the respective states of the G5 governors and the establishment of caretaker committees to run the affairs of the party in the five states.
Source: Legit.ng
