- Jang, in his brief comment, said, “After a careful review of developments in our party, we have decided to stand on the decisions we took in our Port- Harcourt meeting. And we hereby reiterate that the window for reconciliation in our great party, PDP, remains open.’’
- According to reports, the other PDP leaders at the meeting, apart from the 5 governors are former governors, Olusegun Mimiko (Ondo State), Ayo Fayose (Ekiti), Donald Duke (Cross River), Jonah Jang (Plateau).
- Also present were former attorney-general and minister of justice, Mr. Bello Adoke, deputy national chairman south of the PDP, Mr. Taofeek Arapaja; Sen. Nasif Suleiman, Nnena Ukeje, Sen. Sandy Onor, Sen. Mao Ohabunwa, Chief Dan Orbih among others.
Fairness and balance: Recall that the Governor Wike-led G5 governors and other members of the group have been clamouring for the resignation of the PDP national chairman, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, shortly after the party presidential ticket was won by a northerner, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.
- They accused Ayu of not being impartial during the presidential primaries and maintained that he must resign for the sake of fairness and justice so as to bring peace to the party.
- The aggrieved group said there was a need for the South to produce the PDP national chairman because the party’s presidential flag-bearer for the 2023 election is from the North.