Prominent members of the Peoples Democratic Party were conspicuously absent at the mega rally of the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar in Lagos on Monday.
The party bigwigs absent from the rally include its former Deputy National Chairman, Chief Olabode George.
George is a strong member of the PDP Integrity Group which also has five governors of the party known as G5 as members.
The group led by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State is demanding the resignation of the party’s National Chairman, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu as a condition to work for Atiku.
Among the G5 governors is Seyi Makinde of Oyo State who also shunned the rally in Lagos, South West.
Similarly, the party’s Deputy National Chairman, Ambassador Taofeek Arapaja, and former Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose, among other leaders of Integrity were absent when Atiku and his running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa, took their presidential campaign to Lagos.
However, Atiku and his entourage rode triumphantly into the Tafawa Balewa Square, the venue of the rally, in a motorcade.
Those at the rally include Governors Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State; Godwin Obaseki of Edo; Darius Ishaku of Taraba.
Others in attendance were former Senate Presidents: Dr. Bukola Saraki, Dr. Anyim Pius Anyim; former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, Chairman, Board of Trustees, Senator Adolphus Wabara, among others.
The PDP governorship candidate in Lagos, Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran popularly known as Jandor, who welcomed the presidential campaign train said his candidature would end the reign of the All Progressives Congress in the state.
He said, “Funke and I have been ordained by God to put an end to this dynasty that has held us by the jugular.”
