Peoples Democratic Party feuding governors led by Nyesom Wike said on Sunday that they are forming an integrity group and would soon make their stand known in the current face-off with the party’s presidential hopeful in the 2023 elections.
The governors and other party members have been meeting in Lagos to find a common ground in the crisis that has rocked the PDP since the presidential election. Oyo State governor Seyi Makinde who spoke to journalists said: “We are here this morning to hold a meeting of the Integrity Group within our party, the PDP. You’ve been of the G5 that is the five PDP governors.
” The G5 is all about the Integrity Group. You can see us, five serving governors, as the face of this struggle but the leaders and elders of the party that you see here are the people behind those faces.
“We are this morning in the South west to review the situation within our party, to review where we are and to also look at what is going to happen in the coming elections. At the end of our deliberations, you will be fully briefed on where we stand on those burning issues. On behalf of our leaders and elders in the South west, I want to welcome members of the Integrity Group and wish us well.”
Those present at the meeting include Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State and Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State.
Others at the meeting are former governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, former Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose, former Cross River State Governor, Mr. Donald Duke, former Plateau State Governor, Mr. Jonah Jang and former Deputy National Chairman of the PDP, Chief Bode George.
Also present are former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mr. Bello Adoke; Deputy National Chairman of the PDP, Mr. Taoferk Arapaja; Senator Nasif Suleiman, Mr. Nnena Ukeje, Senator S. O. Onor and Senator Mao Ohabunwa.
