Former Kaduna Central lawmaker, Shehu Sani has urged the aggrieved Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors popularly known as the G5 on the presidential candidate to support in 2023.
The Governors who are in London, United Kingdom for a strategic meeting are reportedly set to use the opportunity to agree on a candidate to support for the 2023 presidential election.
News360 info recalls the Governors; Nyesom Wike (Rivers State), Seyi Makinde (Oyo State), Samuel Ortom (Benue State), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia State) and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu State) took a stand against supporting the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
They insisted on the resignation of the PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu from office and his replacement with a southerner as the only condition to support Atiku’s 2023 bid.
However, despite several meetings and entreaties on how to resolve the disagreement, Ayu has refused to step down and the Governors have also not changed their position.
Information gathered by Naija News has it that as the Governors hold a strategic meeting in London, they might have totally ruled out any chances of supporting the PDP and Atiku.
A source added that the G5 Governors are set to choose between the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Tinubu, or the Labour Party (LP) flagbearer, Peter Obi.
While the Governors are said to be focused on supporting a southern candidate, they also want to choose a candidate that would defeat Atiku so they won’t become a subject of mockery after the 2023 polls.
The source said a final decision is set to be made at the London meeting as the G5 governors may kick off campaign on January 5.
Speaking about who the Governors should endorse, Sani without mentioning names told them to choose the Devil they know.
Taking to his Twitter account on Tuesday, he wrote: “G-5 Governors should endorse ‘the Devil’ they know and not…”
