G5 PDP governors: We will reveal our preferred Presidential Candidate soon
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has promised to reveal the group’s preferred candidate for the 2023 presidential election soon.
He hinted that the crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party is far from over during the inauguration of a newly constructed flyover bridge in Port Harcourt
Governor Wike took some time to address the uncertainty about the political party or candidate he will be endorsing for the presidential election.
He promised to make his decision public in January 2023.
The Group of Five (G-5) governors led by Nyesom Wike alongside Seyi Makinde (Oyo); Samuel Ortom (Benue); Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia) and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu) and their allies have opted not to support the team campaigning for the PDP presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.
Their decision was taken, following the refusal of Dr. Iyorchia Ayu to step aside from office as the party’s National Chairman after Atiku clinched the presidential ticket.
The G-5 governors are insisting that only equity, justice, and fairness in the PDP will make them rethink their party’s presidential candidate.
The governor told party faithful’s in the state to vote for the PDP governorship, National, and House of Assembly candidates for 2023, but to wait for the unveiling of the chosen presidential candidate in January.
He said the decision on the presidential candidate to moblise votes for in the forthcoming poll was being taken and would be revealed next month.
The governor said that he will not only campaign for the yet-to-determined presidential candidate in Rivers, but tour the whole country to mobilise support for him.
This is the 10th flyover built by Governor Nyesom wike’s administration.
It is strategically located in the Rumukwurusi community to ease traffic in this axis of the east-west road and connect the major part of the state.
The inauguration of these projects also served as a platform for the State PDP to the campaign.
Nyesom Wike is confident of getting the votes with his performance as a two-term governor.
2 more flyover projects are still ongoing and Governor Wike has assured that both will be inaugurated before the 2023 general election.
