PDP GOVERNORS CONVERGE IN ENUGU AHEAD OF EDO AND ONDO GOVERNORSHIP POLLS
The 13 governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP have converged in Enugu for a meeting of the PDP Governors Forum holding on Wednesday.
Among the governors received by the host and governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, as they came to register their presence at the Government House, Enugu include the Chairman of the Forum and governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed.
Others were Governors Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, Seyi Makinde of Oyo, Umo Eno of Akwa-Ibom, Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta, Godwin Obaseki of Edo, Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau, Agbu Kefas of Taraba, Dauda Lawal of Zamfara, and Ahmed Fintiri of Adamawa.
The governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, that of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, were being expected as at the time of this press time.
Although the agenda of the meeting was not made known, the forthcoming party congresses, Edo and Ondo governorship elections and the internal challenges facing the PDP and the state of the nation are expected to dominate deliberations.
Founded on February 24, 2013 during the administration of former President, Goodluck Jonathan, the PDP Governors’ Forum serves as a platform for the governors to share ideas, knowledge, and experiences on how to move the party forward and to better coordinate programmes and policies in their various states.
The governors were on arrival treated to a cultural night organised in their honour, Tuesday night, by the host governor, Peter Mbah.
