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Members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Integrity Group also known as the G-5 on Thursday celebrated over the outcome of the party’s National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting.

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, ex-governor Samuel Ortom, ex-Abia State governor Okezie Ikpeazu, and Ifeanyi Uguwanyi of Enugu State were seen celebrating the outcome of the party’s NEC meeting in Abuja.

PDP held its 98 NEC meeting with most of the party’s stalwarts present at its National Headquarters in Abuja on Thursday.

The National Working Committee, NWC, of the PDP had passed a vote of confidence on the party’s Acting National Chairman, Umar Iliya Damagum.

This was disclosed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba via a statement.

Prior to Damagum’s emergence, Iyorchia Ayu was the acting National Chairman of PDP until he was removed in the build-up to the 2023 presidential election.

Damagum is widely known to favour Wike’s camp, hence the celebration among the G-5 governors

The Kogi State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 election, Senator Dino Melaye, engaged in a altercation with former Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, at the PDP North Central Zone leadership meeting on Wednesday.

In a post on his X handle on Thursday, Melaye stated that the confrontation stemmed from Ortom's declaration of support for President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, ahead of the 2027 election.

Melaye wrote, "Why will Ortom attend a PDP meeting after declaring support for Tinubu in 2027. Hence, my altercation with him at the PDP North Central Zone leadership meeting."

He also retweeted the video from the altercation posted by an X user, #iamhistory_, who stated that Melaye embarrassed Ortom at the meeting.

The caption read, "Senator Dino Melaye embarrassed former Governor Utom of Benue State today.

"Melaye said he was shocked that Governor Utom could feel comfortable sitting in a PDP meeting, walking in majestically after his anti-party activities.

"Dino said he is shameless and should be disciplined. Both of them shouted at each other. Ortom was shocked and lost. In the end, he spoke without replying Melaye."

PUNCH reported in January that the Ortom spoke about plans by former governors of the PDP known as G5 to support Tinubu for second term in 2027.

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