The G5 governors of the People’s Democratic Party, also known as the Integrity Group, were present at the Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde’s re-election campaign flag-off on Thursday, which was held at the historic Mapo Hall in the state capital of Ibadan.
The group arrived at the location in a black minibus at at 1:03 PM, to the loud screams of thousands of their followers who had been waiting for them for hours. They were wearing uniforms that included a flowing brown and white striped robe and a matching cap.
The Governors, Nyeso
m Wike (Rivers), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), Samuel Ortom (Benue) and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu) arrived at the venue in the company of Governor Makinde, the host.
Also part of the entourage were former governors Olusegun Mimiko (Ondo) and Ayodele Fayose (Ekiti), who also wore the customised outfit worn by the G5 governors.
Meanwhile, The All Progressives Congress (APC) says no amount of fake news can save Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from defeat in the 2023 general elections.
APC spokesperson in the state, Olawale Sadare, said in a statement on Tuesday in Ibadan, that PDP was behind the spread of fake news purportedly issued by one Bashir Adeola, a chieftain of APC in the state.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that APC was reacting to a news report which claimed that Mr Adeola spoke in condemnation of his party to favour PDP.
The APC spokesperson dismissed the said news as fake, saying that the name, Bashir Adeola, was a fictitious name.
According to him, the report was the handiwork of some desperados in power who had been overwhelmed by the political fireworks of Oyo APC as demonstrated in the last few months.
“We have painstakingly checked our party membership register and found no member by the name Bashiru Adeola.
