Leadership

Rivers Campaign Council Declares G-5 Governors PDP’s Soul, Conscience

- BY ANAYO ONUKWUGHA, Port Harcourt

The Consolidat­ion of the New Rivers Vision Campaign Council has described the five governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) popularly known as “G5” as the soul and conscience of the party.

The governors include Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu

State, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State.

They have been in the forefront of the campaign for the resignatio­n of Senator Iyorchia Ayu as the PDP national chairman.

Addressing journalist­s in Port Harcourt yesterday, director-general of Campaign Council, Chief Felix Obuah, said the five governors have earned the respect of Nigerians by remaining in the PDP.

Obuah said, “We applaud the G-5 for remaining the soul and conscience of the PDP. Their decision to pursue peaceful options despite obstacles placed on the way has further endeared them to the Nigerian people.”

He stated that all the five governors and other national leaders of the PDP will participat­e in the grand unveiling of the party’s governorsh­ip candidate in the state, Siminalaye Fubara, on

Saturday.

The director-general said, “Our gathering here today has been provoked by a strong resolve on our part to provide the press with a clear insight as we prepare for the official take off of our campaign.

“The highpoint of the rally which is billed to take place at the Adokiye Amesiamaka Stadium, would be the grand unveiling of the PDP’s gubernator­ial flagbearer, Sir Siminalaye Fubara.”

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