The G5 Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will back President Bola Tinubu should he run for reelection in 2027, declared Samuel Ortom, the immediate past governor of Benue State, during a function hosted by Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
In the general election of 2023, Wike, Ortom, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Seyi Makinde, and Okezie Ikpeazu, the G5 governors, declined to support PDP candidate and former vice president Atiku Abubakar.
Speaking on Tinubu’s qualifications as an experienced administrator, Ortom said, “Our leader, Nyesom Wike, has already made a declaration that in 2027, we are supporting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.” Ortom also spoke in favor of granting Tinubu the presidency.
He further added, “We have nowhere to go because that is what Nigerians believe. Even the past administration that took Nigeria from top to bottom, we allowed them to work for eight years. So, why can’t a seasoned administrator in the person President Bola Ahmed Tinubu rule us for eight years?”
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