2023: God told me Atiku is next president, PDP will win without support of G5 governors – Okowa

2023: God told me Atiku is next president, PDP will win without support of G5 governors – Okowa

 

The governor of Delta state, Ifeanyi Okowa, has expressed optimism about the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winning the 2023 presidential election.

Okowa, while speaking on Friday, December 30, at the PDP presidential campaign rally in the state, noted that the party will win the presidential election without the support of the G5.

In October, Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, said that PDP can’t win the 2023 presidential election without his support and that of his allies.

The G5, which includes Wike, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu state, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state, and Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state, has been demanding the resignation of Iyorchia Ayu, national chairman of the party, as a precondition to support PDP’s presidential flagbearer, Atiku Abubakar.

Over the past days, there have been reports that the five PDP governors met in London to discuss plans to endorse Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Okowa, while speaking on Friday, said that PDP will win the presidential election with or without the support of the aggrieved governors, The Cable reports.

“God has told me that PDP will win the 2023 presidential election. Many things may be happening now and people may be asking about the G5 governors,” Okowa said.

“These governors are our brothers, abd everybody is important.

“However, what God has said will happen, nobody can change it. He said that Atiku will emerge as Nigeria’s next president, and we believe Him.

“So, even if some of them decide to support APC, some will remain with us because there will be division among them.

“The real truth is that I have strong political eyes and I have observed that no matter what they do, PDP will win the forthcoming election, by the grace of God.

“It is only the power of God that can help us to win. So, whether the G5 said that they would work with APC or any other party, we will win in 2023,” he added.

Okowa also said that Atiku is the only qualified candidate among the front runners in the presidential race.

He said that, “We all know that the candidate of APC is not good enough to be our president.

“Also, we know that Labour Party (LP) is not going anywhere and we need to talk to the LP supporters not to waste their votes,.

“Those supporters wishing to vote for Labour Party are only indirectly helping APC and trying to reduce the vote of PDP.

“So, please go and plead with LP supporters to return to PDP and join hands with us to change Nigeria for the better.

“PDP is ready to change the so-called previous change. Therefore, everyone should go and get his or her PVC,” he added.