PDP G-5 in closed-door meeting with Tinubu,
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had a closed-door meeting with the immediate past governors on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) known as G-5 governors.
The meeting held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja
The group arrived the State House at about 4:21 pm for the meeting.
The group is made up of four former governors and the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde and other former governors, who are members of the G-5 at the meeting are Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State. The current governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah was also present
Governor Makinde later explained that the Integrity Group visited the President Tinubu to brief him of the latest happenings and the group’s stance for fairness, equity and justice in the country.
Makinde further acknowledged that nation building is a difficult task and demand constant evaluation.
The G5, according to him, will keep meeting with the President on the way forward for the country.
Addressing State House correspondents, the Oyo governor said, “Nation building is a very difficult task. You have to keep evaluating, you know what you’re doing, where you’re going. So, we have to keep seeing the President, you know, to let him know what is happening.
“The G-5, the Integrity Group, came to let the President know what we stood for: fairness, justice, and equity.
This is the third time that Makinde would be visiting the President with some members of the group in the last one week..
The G5 made up of aggrieved politicians within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) kicked against the emergence of PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar in the last elections and backed the return of power to Southern Nigeria.
