Wike, Makinde, Other G5 Members Will Be Punished

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has resolved to punish a faction of the party known as the Integrity Group (G5), led by the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike after the 2023 general elections. NAIJA NEWS reports.Information Guide Nigeria

It was reported that the G5, including Governor Wike, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), Samuel Ortom (Benue), and Seyi Makinde (Oyo), has been at loggerheads with the main body of the PDP since last year after the party’s presidential primary elections.

The aggrieved governors were pained that the party did not zone its presidential ticket to the South, they are also against the position of the PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, who is a northerner.

Ayu’s resignation was part of their demand to at least support the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar in the 2023 election, else, threatened to boycott the party’s national campaigns which they have maintained.

Naija News understands that the G5 governors have since pitched their tents with their preferred presidential candidates.

Governor Makinde and Wike were said to be aligning with the All Progressives Congress candidate, Bola Tinubu Benue State’s Ortom on the other hand has openly endorsed the candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi even as Ikpeazu and Ugwuanyi are reportedly torn between Atiku and Obi.NYSC portal

In a statement, however, on Tuesday, the National Working Committee of the PDP sees the presidential elections as a massive task and has decided to deal with the alleged anti-party activities of the G5 governors after the polls.

Reports according to the PUNCH revealed that Ayu is planning to wield the big stick after the polls to demonstrate the party’s supremacy in line with the PDP constitution.

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A member of the PDP National Executive Committee and former governor of a North-West state who reportedly spoke with the news platform said the action of the aggrieved governors infuriated party stakeholders across the board, warning that failure to call them to order would raise a lot of questions from loyal members of the party.

The NEC member said, “We watched every day how these leaders ridiculed the party. Nobody said they had no reasons to be aggrieved, but we generally agreed that there were other ways to speak on the issues than the way they did.

“When the elders (Board of Trustees) intervened, we all thought the crisis was over, but it only got worse. We expect some sanctions, although the leadership of the party will set in motion what to do with them.JAMB Result

“At the NEC, it was nothing short of a disgrace to wake up to see governors dancing not in solidarity with their party but with rival parties to cast aspersions on the same PDP that catapulted them to national prominence.

“It’s a good thing that Ayu is focused on the elections, but we would like to see what happens after that.”

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