Despite speculations of a reconciliation between the camp of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar and the party’s disgruntled governors, the G5 group is not interested in a truce.
According to Anaedoonline.ng, the governors that are upset are: Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Samuel Ortom (Benue), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), and Okezie Ikpeazu.
Recall that the five disgruntled governors had withdrawn from the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Organisation, demanding that the party’s national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, resign immediately as a condition for their return.
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It was gathered that Atiku was yet to open fresh talks with the aggrieved state executives despite reports of a move to resolve the crisis in the main opposition party.
Speaking to Newsmen, a source said: “The G-5 governors are not keen or excited to reconcile with Atiku because there are no new terms from the PDP candidate. The only offer is that the National Chairman of PDP, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu will sign an undertaking to resign after the 2023 poll. They felt it was not substantial.
“It means that there is nothing new other than the propaganda of Atiku’s camp that there will soon be reconciliation.
“Atiku’s shuttle to former President Ibrahim Babangida for intervention may not achieve much because some of the governors are not comfortable with a former Minister of Defence, Gen. Aliyu Gusau, who was the facilitator of the visit to Minna. They know him as “incurably” loyal to Atiku rather than being a peacemaker.
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“The crisis is deep-seated and it has festered beyond what anybody or group can resolve. It is most likely that the two sides will meet on the battlefield.
“Some of the G5 governors don’t want to have discussions with some members of the Board of Trustees (BoT). They also don’t trust a few members of the BoT. This was why Wike wanted live transmission of the visit of the BoT delegation to Port Harcourt.
“Though the BoT chairman, ex-Senate President Adolphus Wabara managed to prevail on Governor Nyesom Wike to stop the live coverage by TV stations, the governor did not spare a former leader of PDP in the team, he tongue-lashed the leader in a despicable manner.”
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On Sunday, one of the G5 strategists stated that Atiku has yet to resume conversations with Wike and others, and that the unhappy governors are only reading the story of reconciliation in the media without concrete action.
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