By Favour Oyinade
Nyesom Wike , the Rivers state governor has said that the aggrieved G-5 governors will not leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), no matter what
Wike, who made this claim in a radio interview on Friday, said they will remain and fight.
On the possibility of leaving the party , he stressed and dismissed the claim that he is the leader of the G-5 while pointing to Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom as occupying that position.
According to him “We can’t leave our house to armed robbers, we can’t do that. No way. And we won’t leave this party,” he said.
“I don’t lead the G5; our leader is the governor of Benue State, Samuel Orton
“We are not like them. We would stay inside this house and fight till the needful is done”
“And we know they have no choice than to allow peace to reign.”
Wike and Ortom, joined by Ifeanyi Ugwanyi (Enugu), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia) and Seyi Makinde (Oyo) are demanding the replacement of the party’s National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu with a southerner to correct “regional imbalance” in the PDP considering that it’s presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar and the national chairman Iyorchia Ayu are both northerners.
The G5 governors, who were appointed into the PDP presidential campaign council, withdrew their membership and have since boycotted PDP presidential rallies, across the country
