G5 alliance, Obidient movement, 'emi lo kan'... highlights of Nigerian politics in 2022 | TheCable
TheCableThe political space in Nigeria is typically characterised by drama, surprises, and controversies. As with every other year, 2022 had its fair share.
From the Wike-Atiku crisis to the unseating of Oyetola in Osun, below are some major political events of 2022.Cracks in the Peoples Democratic Party widened shortly after it concluded its presidential primary and Atiku Abubakar was elected the party’s flagbearer.— a move that contributed to the current crisis in the party, especially as some members of the PDP national working committee endorsed Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, as the vice-presidential candidate.
Following the development, Wike and his allies have called for the resignation of Iyorchia Ayu as the party’s national chairman, on the grounds that Ayu cannot hail from the same region as the presidential candidate. Several attempts have been made to resolve the crisis but the party is still at an impasse, and Wike, backed by five other PDP governors,A spin-off of the crisis birthed what is now known as the G5 or the ‘Integrity Group’, which includes PDP governors such as Wike, Seyi Makinde of Oyo, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia, Samuel Ortom of Benue, and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu — and other PDP stakeholders.that he wants to join the integrity group.
But the road to the INEC list was paved with controversy, including drama around reported moves to get Machina to step down, another primary organised for Lawan to get the ticket, and APC submitting the senate president’s name to the Independent National Electoral Commission as its senatorial candidate for Yobe north.confirmed Machina as the APC candidate.
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