Ogbonnaya Ikokwu, Umuahia
Five Peoples Democratic Party Governors led by the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, failed to campaign for the presidential candidate of the Alhaji Atiku Abubarkar in Umuahia the Abia state capital on Thursday.
The Governors known as the integrity governors were in the state for 2023 general election campaign flag-off.
Speaking during the campaign, Wike vowed that the group aslo known as G-5 will continue to fight for equity, fairness and Justice for the benefit of the poor masses.
He urged Abians to follow Governor Okezie Ikpeazu and ensure that all the PDP candidates for the 2023 general election are elected.
He said, "The G-5 governors will continue to support all the candidates of the PDP in Abia State.
"There's nothing like going back, do whatever Ikpeazu tells you to do. He is a man of integrity, honesty and he is dependable, unlike some people who we supported with money and yet they left the party".
Also speaking, Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State said the governors will not relent until Nigeria is rescued from insecurity, poverty, social and economic problems.
Other governors in attendance including Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu state and Seyi Makinde of Oyo State all canvased for support for PDP candidates in the state.
In his remarks Ikpeazu, said his administration has left a blue print for further development of the state through the provision of a master plan for the state.
He added that Abia PDP can boast of the best candidates for all the elective offices in the 2023 general election adding that other political parties in the state picked their candidates from the PDP's dustbin.
High point of the event was the presentation of the PDP flag to Ikpeazu who is running for the Abia south senatorial district seat and professor Uche Ikonne, the Abia PDP Governorship candidate and others.
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