Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State in Ibadan, Oyo State, where he visited Governor Seyi Makinde to commission the Oyo State 5,000,000-litre Aviation Fuel Dispensing Depot at the Ibadan Airport in the Alakia area on Friday, commended Nigerians for supporting the power shift to Southern Nigeria in the 2023 presidential election.
Governor Wike, who has been leading the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) five governors (PDP) G5 revolting the emergence of Atiku Abubakar as the party’s presidential candidate, emphasised that the issue of rotational presidency has been settled for good with the victory of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from south. He acknowledged the involvement of Governor Makinde in the power rotation struggle in the PDP.
According to Wike, “I am happy he is one of those that made history by making sure that power shift to the South.
“I have told people that those who fight for change, who fight for revolution may not be direct beneficiaries of that fight but today, history has it that all of us now are aware that when power finishes from the south, it will go to the north; when it finishes from the north, it will come to the south.
“So, it does not need to be written in the constitution at all before it is implemented. And I thank Nigerians for standing firm to see that this issue materialised.”
Beside Governors Wike and Makinde, other PDP G5 are who formed the Integrity Group, include Governors Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, Samuel Ortom of Benue State.
They were adamant in demanding the resignation of the PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, for a southern chairman, before they can support Atiku in the February 25 presidential election.