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G5 govs didn’t endorse Atiku, says Ortom’s aide

by Alade Abayomi Adeleke
January 10, 2023
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The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has reacted to an online news report that he, on behalf of the G5 governors, announced their support for the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar.

The governor made this reaction in a statement on Tuesday via his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Terver Akase, according to The Eagle.

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The G5 is an aggrieved defunct political group from the PDP, made up of five governors who are at loggerheads with the leadership of the party.

The group is led by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and has, Samuel Ortom of Benue state, Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State as members.

The statement by Ortom read, “We read a fictitious online report which claimed that the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom and his colleagues in the G-5 have resolved to work for the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to win the 2023 election.

“The report is not only false but also mischievous as it is targeted at embarrassing the five Governors who have chosen the path of justice, fairness and equity.

“Manufacturers of the said report were apparently on a desperate mission to score a cheap political point. The report could not mention the place and date of the said meeting of G-5 Governors.

“The writers only sought to take advantage of the crisis within the PDP for their selfish purposes. Governor Ortom and other members of the G-5 have not endorsed the said presidential candidate.

“When the Governor met with the expanded state caucus of PDP yesterday January 9, 2023 at the Benue Peoples House, Makurdi, his message to them was crystal clear that the national leadership of PDP has failed to utilise its internal conflict resolution mechanism which has led to the crisis rocking the party. The Governor said during the meeting that if the crisis is not resolved before the elections, he would be left with no other option than to take a stand on the matter.

“He added, however, that he wouldn’t impose his decision on members of the party in the state.

“Stakeholders present at the meeting commended the Governor for his patriotic disposition and pledged to line up behind him.

“Those who spoke on behalf of zones A, B and C, as well as for women and youths, all said Governor Ortom has shown the character of a dependable leader who puts the interest of his people first. The stakeholders pledged to find ways of resolving the internal crisis rocking the party while assuring the Governor that they would continue to stand with him through thick and thin.

“Governor Ortom did not address the press after the meeting. The online report is therefore fake and should be disregarded.”

Tags: 2023 electionsG-5 GovernorsIfeanyi UgwuanyiNyesom WikeOkezie IkpeazuPDPSamuel OrtomSeyi Makinde
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