Three Of Five G5 Governors Back Obi: Ex-Rivers Commissioner
“So, I can tell you authoritatively, the three governors in support of Obi are contending that although APC has spread, it will be disastrous and suicidal if they support Tinubu.”
Aformer commissioner in Rivers State has disclosed that three out of the five dissident governors of the Peoples Democratic Party have decided to support Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi for the 2023 election, News Agency of Nigeria reports.
Better known as G5, the governors who are currently meeting in London to reach a joint decision ahead of next year’s polls have been up in arms against their party for truncating the zoning arrangement for political offices………………….CONTINUE READING
The ex-Rivers commissioner, who pleaded anonymity, according to NAN, spoke with some reporters in Abuja on Wednesday. The source confirmed that the agitation by the G5 governors have narrowed down to power shift to the South in line with the Lagos declaration by the southern governors.
The source mentioned that while three out of the five governors routing for the LP presidential candidate are compelled by Mr Obi’s sterling records, the other two are playing some wit games for political survival.
