The Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar and the controversial National Chairman of the party Iyochia Ayu on Thursday shunned the relection campaign of Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State.
Penpushing reports that Makinde is the Governorship Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, but has joined forces with four other Governors Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), Samuel Ortom (Benue), and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu) in a bid to remove the controversial party chairman and not to support Atiku presidential ambition at 2023 poll
The aggrieved Governors known as Integrity Group were found at the venue of the rally held at Mapo Hall in Ibadan, as well as former Governors Olusegun Mimiko (Ondo) and Ayodele Fayose (Ekiti) who wore the customized outfit worn by the G5 Governors.
Penpushing reports that, the Governors– Nyesom Wike, Okezie Ikpeazu, Samuel Ortom,and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi arrived at the campaign venue in a black minibus after several hours of waiting by both supporters and chieftains loyal to Makinde.
The duo of Ayu and Atiku were conspicuously absent at the rally, as the popular Yoruba musician, Saheed Osupa, was on stage entertaining party members and other guests at the rally, while the wife of Makinde had earlier arrived at the venue of the event in the company of a former Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Monsurat Sunmonu, as well as Deputy Governor Bayo Lawal also in attendance.
Penpushing further reports that at the rally there was sudden halt to the programme as the power generating sets used to power the stage went off, which lasted for over 25 minutes, however, did not stop the supporters carrying various sizes of banners and placards, and dancing to the music to makeup for the power outage.
The leader of the aggrieved Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and who is the River State Governor, Nelson Wike while speaking at the rally enjoined the electorate to re-elect Makinde adding that he (Makinde) will communicate the preferred candidate of the G5 Governors to them in due course.
‘Let me thank you (referring to the crowd) for making the assurance available in person of a dependable and young man you can trust, a young man you can go home with your two eyes closed, a young man when he tells you Yes, his Yes is Yes, when he tells you No, it’s No. And that is why he is one of those (Integrity Group) who believes in fairness,equity and justice’, Wike said.
‘I do not want to market a weak product. Do you want to market a weak product (referring to the crowd)? You already know Seyi Makinde has done well since you gave him the mandate since 2019. And therefore, the only way can benefit more is for you to allow him to continue the good works he has started.
‘Let me use this opportunity and tell all of you (the electorates) if anybody is contesting (for the Oyo guber election) in other parties, today, 5th January 2023, please I’m giving you the final notice, withdraw now!. The people of Oyo have spoken that it is PDP. Vote for Seyi as governor, vote for House of Reps, vote for NASS (National Assembly). The other one (presidency), Seyi, will talk to you”’,Wike emphasized
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