Tinubu Meets G-5 Members At State House 

“We came to let the President know what we stood for; fairness, justice and equity and we haven’t changed”, Makinde said.

Nigeria President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday evening met with members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party’s  ‘G5 Governors’  also known as the Integrity Group, at the State House, Abuja.

The G5 group, made up of Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and former governors Nyesom Wike of Rivers, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia, Ifeanyi Ugwuwanyi of Enugu and Samuel Ortom of Benue State, are believed to have been friendly with President Tinubu, as well as contributed to his electoral victory on February 25, 2023.

Speaking to newsmen, on behalf of the group, after the meeting, Governor Makinde said they were at the State House to intimate President Tinubu with happenings in the country, 

The Oyo governor also disclosed that the complete number of the G5 members came to remind the President of what they represent, which include fairness, justice and equity.

He said: “Nation-building is a difficult task, you have to keep evaluating what you are doing, where you are going, so we have to keep seeing the President to let him know what is happening and for this evening, the G5 (the Integrity Group), we came to let the President know what we stood for; fairness, justice and equity and we haven’t changed”, he said.

Asked where the G5 is headed now as a group, Makinde said “we’re going towards Mr President coming with us on the route for fairness, for justice and for equity in Nigeria”.

It is however believed that Makinde and the four former governors would be seeking to take advantage of their cordial relationship with the President to further their personal political fortunes as well as those of their various states.

It was be recalled that Governor Makinde and former Governor Wike have frequented the Villa couple of times between last week and Thursday.

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