Wike, other G5 members storm Bauchi to woo Bala Muhammed

The G-5, comprising Governors Nyesom Wike (Rivers); Samuel Ortom (Benue); Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia) and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu) has arrived in Bauchi, the state capital, to woo Governor Bala Mohammed to the camp.

A report by The Nation newspaper said the G5 was trying to capitalise on the perceived rift between Mohammed and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar to win him over.

Members of the group arrived at the Government House around 12:30 pm without Oyo Governor, Seyi Makinde, who is part of the group.

The G-5 has been demanding the resignation of the National Chairman of the party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, as a condition to support Atiku in 2023.

Mohammed had complained to Ayu that Atiku had sidelined him by refusing to visit him after the presidential primary election, even when he visited other aspirants.

The Bauchi Governor, who doubles as vice chairman of the Atiku Campaign Council in the Northeast, also alleged that Atiku picked campaign coordinators from his State without consultation with him.

In his letter to Ayu, Mohammed opened up on how he was hurt by Atiku and demanded an apology.

In his view, Atiku was bent on “punishing him for contesting the presidential primary and not stepping down for him”.

Mohammed’s letter of November 3 to the national chairman forced Ayu to lead a delegation to Bauchi last Saturday to appease him.