Ahead of the 2023 general elections, Nyesom Wike, then governor of Rivers State, aligned with four other dissatisfied PDP governors—Samuel Ortom (Benue), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu)—to oppose Atiku Abubakar’s presidential bid.
The group, known as the G5 or Integrity Group, consistently demanded that Senator Iyorchia Ayu resign as PDP national chairman before they would support Atiku’s candidacy. When this condition was not met, they withheld their backing.
Ultimately, Atiku lost the presidential election to Bola Tinubu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), under whose administration Wike now serves as a minister.
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