Jesus Went After One Sheep, How Much More Five – Udom Knocks PDP For Ignoring G5 Governors

The governor of Akwa Ibom State and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Udom Emmanuel has said that he feels empty without the five aggrieved Governors of the party, the ‘G5’ governors.

The governor stated this on Thursday night while speaking to newsmen after a brief meeting with the Governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom at Government House Uyo.

Udom insisted that there was a need for all of them to reconcile and work together again in order to ensure the party coasts to victory in the 2023 general elections.

He, however, went on to inform Nigerians that aside participation in the presidential campaigns, all the PDP governors notable for their outstanding performances were still in tact working for the interest of the party.

His words: “We all came in as a family, whether you like it or not These are brothers. Even in the parable of the lost sheep in the Bible only one sheep got missing and Jesus Christ left the rest and went after that one, how much more when you have brothers that are up to five.

“You turn around on a campaign platform you don’t see them suddenly you will feel you need them. These are people you started together. I think I still feel empty that we are all not together on a campaign platform.

” But when it comes to governance we are all together and we have mutual respect for each other.We listened to each other and we try to look at the way forward. And I want to believe it is getting to that point where sacrifices must be made so that there can be peace.”

Samuel Ortom Expresses Disappointment With PDP Crisis Resolution

Also Ortom who noted that they were still with the PDP, however, expressed displeasure over the inability of the party’s leadership to resolve the crisis plaguing the party.

He said: “We were not happy with the national leadership of our party as it had not been able to deploy its conflict resolution mechanism internally to solve the problems, the grievance that we have. Governor Udom is one of us, he is a governor like the rest of us.

“And in politics, dialogue is key towards resolving conflicts and problems that may arise as a result of conventions or congresses. Talking to each other will definitely strengthen the fortunes of the party. And politics as you know is a game of interest, with no permanent enemy and permanent friend, but permanent interest.”