Following claims by some stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, that the five aggrieved governors elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have endorsed their presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu for the 2023 elections, the Labour Party campaign council has said its candidate, Peter Obi will still win the February poll.
The G-5, who include the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, Seyin Makinde of Oyo State, Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State and the Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi were in London last week to finalize a deal with their preferred presidential candidate.
The aggrieved governors fell out with the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar over his failure to persuade the party’s national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu to resign his position to pave the way for a Southerner.
They had narrowed down their presidential candidate to either Peter Obi or Bola Tinubu.
Supporters of Peter Obi and Tinubu were gripped with anxiety a few days ago over who the G-5 Governors would pick for the endorsement.
The APC candidate and former Lagos governor was said to have met with the aggrieved PDP governors behind closed doors in London on Tuesday, but Tinubu has denied holding such a meeting.
The governors, according to sources, were pessimistic that the former Anambra governor lacked the structure to win the February poll