Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State, and Chairman,
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Presidential Campaign Council ,PCC, has said he
always feel empty without the five aggrieved Governors of the party, the ‘G5’
governors on campaign platform.
Emmannuel made the assertion on Thursday night, while
fielding questions from newamen shortly after a private meeting with one of the
G5 Governor’s, governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State at Government House Uyo.
He explained that there was need for all of them to
reconcile and work together again in order to ensure the party coasts to
victory in the 2023 general elections.
He however assured Nigerians, especially party faithful that aside participation in the presidential campaigns that all the PDP governors notable for their outstanding performances, were still in tact working for the interest of the party.
His words: “We all came in as a family, whether you like it
or not These are brothers. Even in the parable of the lost sheep in the Bible
only one sheep got missing and Jesus Christ left the rest and went after that
one, how much more when you have brothers that are up to five.
“You turn around on a campaign platform you don’t see them
suddenly you will feel you need them. These are people you started together. I
think I still feel empty that we are all not together on a campaign platform.
” But when it comes to governance we are all together and we
have mutual respect for each other.We listened to each other and we try to look
at the way forward. And I want to believe it is getting to that point where
sacrifices must be made so that there can be peace.
“Someone like me, I am pursuing peace and I want peace to
reign and once we can achieve that our party will coast into victory. Governor
Ortom made a statement and I am sure you listened to him. I agree 100 percent
with him that we are ready to make peace.
“And I can assure our party that these are governors who
have structures, and something to show. These are governors who have capacity.
We will do everything possible to put the house together on the 2023 campaigns,
but when it comes to governance we are still as in tact as ever”.
Similarly, Governor Samuel Ortom who noted that they are
still with the PDP, however, expressed their displeasure over the inability of
the party’s leadership to deploy its conflict resolution mechanism to resolve
the internal grievance in the party.
, “We were not happy with the national leadership of our
party as it had not been able to deploy its conflict resolution mechanism
internally to solve the problems, the grievance that we have. Governor Udom is
one of us, he is a governor like the rest of us.
“And in politics, dialogue is key towards resolving
conflicts and problems that may arise as a result of conventions or congresses.
Talking to each other will definitely strengthen the fortunes of the party. And
politics as you know is a game of interest, with no permanent enemy and
permanent friend, but permanent interest.
“We have never said we have turned our back on dialogue and
reconciliation, if the terms are met, why not, we will work if it fits in our
own interest”, he added, insisting that disregarding them despite their
respective huge support bases, was not the best solution’ Gov Ortom said
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