PDP Governors Endorse Oyinlola As National Chairman, Silent On Party’s Crisis

Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Get together, PDP, has did not disclose their place on the lingering management disaster within the occasion after hours of assembly in Abuja.

The assembly convened by the Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Discussion board and governor of Sokoto state, Aminu Tambuwal, was to articulate the place of the governors forward of at present’s 93rd Nationwide Govt Committee, NEC, assembly.

The Governors had earlier met with discussion board of former PDP Governors, ex-Ministers and former Nationwide Meeting members to debate amongst others, the difficulty of zoning of Nationwide Working Committee positions forward of the October 31 nationwide elective conference.

Vanguard nevertheless gathered that the Governors ceded the place of the nationwide chairman to the discussion board of former governors, whilst former Osun state governor, Olagunsoye Oyinlola is tipped to succeed embattled chairman, Prince Uche Secondus.

Oyinlola who left the assembly within the firm of his former colleagues, Ibrahim Idris, Babangida Aliyu, Ahmed Makarfi, and Sule Lamido, beamed with smiles after spending slightly over three hours with the Governors.

Rising from the assembly, Governor Tambuwal ignored all questions thrown at him, saying “our resolutions shall be made recognized at our NEC assembly tomorrow (Thursday). We’ve been assembly since 3 pm and we had fruitful deliberation.

“You could have seen that we acquired leaders of our occasion in varied different states the place we don’t have governors.

“We had sturdy dialogue with them on easy methods to transfer the occasion ahead, bringing all of the leaders collectively, not solely working in the direction of a greatest nationwide conference, however even past that, in order that we will proceed to maintain the goodwill that PDP is having fun with in Nigeria, and ship the precise sign to Nigerians that we’re really ready and dealing collectively as a household to make sure that by the grace of God come 2023, we’ll current a really united drive that can rescue Nigeria from the misgovernance of the All Progressives Congress.

“We additionally had in our assembly, our candidate in Anambra governorship election, and we acquired briefing from him on how ready our occasion is in Anambra and to substantiate to you and Nigerians that each one of us are united in supporting our occasion in Anambra.

“By the Grace of God, we will work assiduously towards successful Anambra election.

“Additionally, now we have mentioned concerning the forthcoming conference and you’ll hear from NEC tomorrow (at present) what the place goes to be,” Tambuwal mentioned.

The assembly was attended by Aminu Tambuwal, Nyesom Wike, Duoye Diri, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and Ifeanyi Okowa, governors of Sokoto, Rivers, Bayelsa, Enugu and Delta states respectively.

Others embrace Bala Mohammed (Bauchi), Darius Ishaku (Taraba), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Adamu Fintiri (Adamawa), Godwin Obaseki (Edo), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), Udom Emmanuel (Akwa Ibom), Samuel Ortom (Benue) and Mahdi Gusau, deputy governor of Zamfara state.

Additionally in attendance had been former Senate Presidents David Mark and Bukola Saraki amongst others.