2023: PDP Will Deal With G-5, Others When Their Candidate Is Unveiled – Tambuwal

Aminu Tambuwal says PDP has lawful avenues of dealing with erring members.

 

Newsonline reports that Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal says the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has lawful avenues of dealing with erring members.

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This is coming amid speculation that the G-5 governors led by Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, would reveal their preferred presidential candidate in the 2023 elections on 5th January.

Since his emergence as the PDP presidential candidate earlier this year, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has faced apathy from five PDP governors under the aegis of the G5 or Integrity Group, including Wike, Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), Samuel Ortom (Benue), Ifeanyi Uguwanyi (Enugu), and Seyi Makinde (Oyo).

They argue that the PDP National Chairman Iyorchia Ayu, a northerner, must resign.

 

Responding to allegations of meetings being held with the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, Wike said on Friday that he and his allies in the G5 had not struck a deal with any presidential candidate ahead of next year’s election.

However, Tambuwal sent a word of warning to the Rivers governor and others allegedly planning to go against the interests of the PDP.

This was disclosed in a statement signed by Tambuwal’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Muhammad Bello, on Friday.

 

Tambuwal sent a warning to Wike and other governors purportedly planning to work against the interests of the party.

Part of the statement read: “The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will respond to the antics of five of its Governors currently being speculated to be in political dalliance with the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

“The PDP is a law-abiding party, and it would explore lawful avenues to bring any of its erring members to book.”

He added that when Wike and other governors with him resolve on what to do, the party will respond to whatever position they have taken.