Ifeanyi Okowa, governor of Delta, has expressed optimism
about the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winning the 2023 presidential
election.
Okowa spoke on Friday at the PDP campaign rally in the
state.
In October, Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, had said the
PDP can’t win the 2023 presidential election without his support and that of
his allies.
Wike and his associates — including four other governors of the PDP — have been demanding the resignation of Iyorchia Ayu, national chairman of the party, as a precondition to support Atiku Abubakar.
The calls for Ayu’s resignation had been followed by the
creation of the G5, later dubbed the ‘Integrity Group’, which includes Wike and
his allies.
Over the past days, there have been reports that the five
PDP governors — Wike, Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), Okezie
Ikpeazu (Abia), and Samuel Ortom (Benue) — were meeting in London to discuss
plans to endorse Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives
Congress (APC).
Speaking at the rally, Okowa said the PDP will win the
presidential election with or without the support of the ‘G5’.
“God has said that
we, the PDP, will win this election. Many things may be happening now and
people may be asking what about the G5 governors,” he said.
“These governors are our brothers; everybody is important.
But what God has said will happen, nobody can change it.
“So, even if some of them decide to support APC, some will
remain with us because there will be division among them.
“The real truth is that I have strong political eyes and I
have observed that no matter what they do, PDP will win the forthcoming election,
by the grace of God.
“It is only the power
of God that can help us to win. So, whether the G5 said that they would work
with APC or any other party, we will win.”
Okowa also said Abubakar is the only qualified candidate
among the front runners in the presidential race.
“We all know that the candidate of APC is not good enough to
be our president. Also, we know that Labour Party is not going anywhere and we
need to sweet-talk the party supporters not to waste their votes,’ he said.
“Those supporters wishing to vote for Labour Party are only
indirectly helping APC and trying to reduce the vote of PDP.
“So, please go and
plead with Labour Party supporters to return to PDP and join hands with us to
change Nigeria for the better.
“We — the PDP — are ready to change the so-called previous
change. Therefore, everyone should go and get his or her PVC.”
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