Ortom States, “We Have Nowhere To Go,” Adding That The PDP G5 Will Back Tinubu In 2027.

At a luncheon held on Sunday in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, by Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, Ortom disclosed this.

Samuel Ortom, a former governor of Benue State, claims that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) G5 group will back President Bola Tinubu’s reelection in 2027.

Ortom made this known on Sunday at a luncheon hosted by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.

Wike, an ex-governor of Rivers donned a black shirt and a butter-coloured jacket and was flanked by Ortom and another G5 member, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu).

The G5, a group of five then-governors within the PDP, rejected Atiku Abubakar as the party’s presidential candidate before the 2023 poll last February. The G5 backed a southern candidate in the person of Tinubu.

The G5 include Ortom, Wike, Ugwuanyi, Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia) and Seyi Makinde (Oyo). All the members of the group finished their second term of eight years as governor last May except Makinde who is now in his second term.

Addressing the gathering crowded with Wike’s allies on Sunday, Ortom said the G5 has no regret for supporting Tinubu’s victory in the last poll, declaring that the group will again back the ex-Lagos governor for a second term in office as Nigeria’s President.

Ortom said, “If we work to ensure Bola Ahmed succeeds, there will be tomorrow for anybody to even contest the election at all.

“Our leader, Nyesom Wike, has already made a declaration that in 2027, we are supporting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

“Because Nigerians hold that belief, we have nowhere to go. We even gave the previous administration, which completely overhauled Nigeria, eight years to operate. He questioned, “So, why can’t a seasoned administrator like President Bola Ahmed Tinubu rule us for eight years?” promising to address security, the economy, and other pressing issues facing the populace.