Samuel Ortom, the immediate-past governor of Benue State, has stated that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the G5 Governors will back President Bola Tinubu if he runs for re-election in 2027.
Ortom spoke on Sunday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, at an event organized by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
The G5 governors are Wike, Ortom, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, former governor of Enugu; Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, and Okezie Ikpeazu, former governor of Abia.
They declined to support the PDP’s presidential nominee, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, in the 2023 general election.
Tinubu, according to the former Benue governor, is a seasoned administrator who should be given the opportunity to restore the country.
Ortom said, “Our leader, Nyesom Wike, has already made a declaration that in 2027, we are supporting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“We have nowhere to go because that is what Nigerians believe. Even the past administration that took Nigeria from top to bottom, we allowed them to work for eight years. So, why can’t a seasoned administrator in the person President Bola Ahmed Tinubu rule us for eight years?”
