The group under the aegis of the Coalition of Southeast Youth Leaders (COSEYL) said the G5 governors would be writing their names in gold by throwing their weight behind the former Anambra governor. The G5 governors—Nyesom Wike, Samuel Ortom, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Okezie Ikpeazu, and Seyi Makinde—have been at loggerheads with their party and have been demanding that the PDP National Chairman step down.
For months now, the G5, also known as integrity governors, have been hinting at the possibility of adopting a presidential candidate other than Atiku Abubakar, their party’s candidate. But COSÉYL, in a statement signed by its president general, Goodluck Ibem, said the five governors should wait no longer to announce their preferred candidate for the February 25 presidential poll, adding that Obi should get their nod.
"The G5 Governors should think about the legacy they will leave and live true to the promise to endorse a presidential candidate that will make Nigeria better than he found it," the group said. "Peter Obi is vibrant, effective, efficient, effectual, intelligent, competent, and versatile. "The greatest legacy that the G5 governors will leave will be to support Mr. Peter Obi, who understands the urgency of now," COSEYL said.
According to the group, Obi’s rivals in the presidential race have nothing to offer the nation since they "are simply driven by the desire to fulfill an "age-long ambition" with a primary aim of looting our commonwealth for themselves, their families, and cronies." "An endorsement of Peter Obi will resolve the contradictions in favor of the forces of good, of patriotism, of progress, development, and growth," COSEYL said, adding that "Peter Obi as president will knit the fabrics of our democracy and restore the dignity of Nigerians both at home and abroad."
COSEYL, which claims to be the apex sociopolitical youth organization in the south-east, also reminded the G5 governors that "the Nigerian people, the youths and women alike, are saying that they want Mr. Peter Obi as their president come 2023; hence, they should listen to the voice of the people." It added: "We want the G5 Governors to know that the urgency of now is profoundly manifest in the agitation of the youths for a new Nigeria come 2023." "Nigerians are saying that they want Nigeria to be handed over to a competent, agile, strong, and passionate leader whose capacity to govern will not be the subject of medical analysis or conspiracy theories." "We urge the G5 Governors to show courage, candor, and capacity to redeem our dear nation that collapsed under the present administration by endorsing Mr. Peter for president come 2023."
(Source: www.thisdaylive.com)
