The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, said he and other members of the G5 were in Enugu to show the people that the group...
The G5, a group of aggrieved PDP governors, is being led by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike.
The group came about after the PDP presidential primary, where Nigeria’s former vice president, Atiku, defeated Mr Wike and others to become the party’s presidential candidate. Aside from Chimaroke Nnamani, the PDP’s senatorial candidate for Enugu East District, all other candidates of the party in the state, ranging from governorship, House of Representatives, Senate and House of Assembly candidates, were all presented with the flag.by the PDP over alleged anti-party activities.
“Let me assure you that we will all pray for him, the governorship candidate, Peter Mbah and his deputy, Ifeanyi Ossai, our colleague, Governor Ugwuanyi, who is going to Senate and other candidates for the senatorial, House of Representatives and State Assembly elections in the state,” Mr Wike, the G5 leader, said on behalf the group during the rally.
“Ugwuanyi is a dependable person. Ugwuanyi is somebody you can go to war with and your two eyes will be closed. Ugwuanyi is somebody that when he says yes, his yes is yes,” he said. On his part, Mr Ugwuanyi applauded the people of the state for their support to the PDP in the state since 1999.
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