Dr Dakuku Peterside, a senior member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has stated that the G-5 Governors have no overall effect in the approaching election.
According to news sources, the G-5 Governors, led by Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, are pushing for the resignation of Peoples Democratic Party National Chairman Iyorchia Ayu on the grounds that the two most powerful positions in the party cannot be held by individuals from the same region.
Wike, Seyi Makinde (Oyo State), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu State), Samuel Ortom (Benue State), and Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia State) are among the governors who are upset.
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During an interview with Newsmen, Peterside expressed his viewpoint on the unhappy governors, stating that it would be impossible for all of them to go in the same path due to the political situation in their various states.
He said, “(G5 Governors?) Self-serving or driven by patriotism—your guess is as good as mine. They are serving governors, so they must have some followers. Is their following sufficient to influence the overall outcome of elections in their respective states or the nation? I don’t think so. My own state’s governor has access to state resources, and he is abusing the control of our commonwealth for political purposes. But he seems not to be conscious enough of the fact that the times have changed. Money has its place in politics, but it is limited.
“The other point to make is that local political circumstances will make it impossible for all of them to go in one direction. My very good friend, the Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, will have to examine the local situation in his state before making any political decision.
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“Obviously, his best bet is to remain with his party, the PDP. This applies to all others. Their leader, Nyesom Wike, is simply garrulous, boastful, and lacking in tact. He is a comedian. He may not be the proper person to use in assessing the political relevance, input, or value of G5 governors.”
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