Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, says the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) is “treading on a very dangerous path” with the lingering crisis in
the party.
Makinde is one of the G5 governors of the PDP who have
refused to participate in the presidential campaign of Atiku Abubakar, PDP
flagbearer.
Other G5 governors are Nyesom Wike of Rivers, Ifeanyi
Ugwuanyi of Enugu, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia, and Samuel Ortom of Benue.
They have asked Ayu to step down as PDP national chairman as
a condition for supporting the party’s presidential campaign
In December 2022, Wike announced that the G5 governors will
announce their preferred presidential candidate in January.
Speaking on Friday with Channels TV, Makinde was asked who the
preferred presidential candidate of the G5 governors is.
The Oyo governor declined to give a name, saying “one day is
a very long time in politics”.
“The first election
is February 25, that is still little short of four weeks. We (referring to G5
governors) had issues and brought them up,” he added.
“We said the constitution of the party is very clear about
rotation and zoning. I was the one who brought it up at the NEC meeting.
Section 7(3)(c) of the PDP constitution is very clear.
“We are treading on a very dangerous path. I will not say
because I’m in PDP then I should compromise on my principles and that is what
the G5 governors are saying.
“The party says the PDP constitution, which invariably says
you must zone and rotate party position, should be disregarded and we said no.”
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