Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike and four other governors of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP have shunned the inauguration of the party’s presidential campaign council.
The campaign council was inaugurated on Wednesday in Abuja by the national chairman of the party, Iyorchia Ayu.
Apart from Wike, Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde;Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom;Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu and Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi were absent.
Others include Ex Plateau State Governor, Jonah Jang;Ex Gombe State Governor, Ibrahim Dankwambo; ex-Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose; ex-Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Mimiko and ex-Cross River State Governor, Donald Duke.
Also absent were Bode George of Lagos, professor Jerry Gana and Dan Orbih.
Those present for the inauguration include: Governors Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State; Diri Duoye of Bayelsa State; Godwin Obaseki of Edo State; Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State; Darius Ishaku of Taraba State; Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State; and Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State.
The Delta State governor and running mate to Atiku, Ifeanyi Okowa, was also present at the event
The Wike’s group had pulled out of the Campaign Council last week over the refusal of Ayu to resign.
