When she walked down from the podium and headed to where Mr Atiku was seated and stretched out her hand to greet him, the PDP candidate ignored her.
A member of the PDP, who asked not to be named, told PREMIUM TIMES that aside from Mr Atiku’s disagreement with the G5, which the Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, is a member, the former vice-president was displeased that the deputy governor did not specifically ask residents to vote for him in the 25 February poll.
“Did you hear her canvass for votes for Atiku? The answer is no. She was only playing around words. Atiku believes she is being loyal to her principal ,” the PDP member said.Governor Ugwuanyi of Enugu State is a member of the PDP. But he boycotted the PDP campaign rally.Governor Ugwuanyi’s absence at the rally has been linked to the ongoing rift between G5 governors and PDP national leadership.
Apart from Messrs Wike and Ugwuanyi, other members of the group include Governor Samuel Ortom , Governor Okezie Ikpeazu and their Oyo State counterpart, Seyi Makinde.The group came about after the PDP presidential primary, where Nigeria’s former vice president, Mr Atiku, defeated Mr Wike and others to become the party’s presidential candidate.
The group has been demanding the resignation of the PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, to pave the way for a southerner to lead the party in order to achieve a “regional balance”.
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