POLITICS: 9th National Assembly: PDP Governors Meet Over Election Of Principal Officers

The 15 governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) have met in Abuja to discuss the party’s position on the forthcoming
June 11 election of the principal officers of the Ninth National Assembly.
The meeting, which started in the wee hours of Friday morning was hosted by
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, who doubles as the chairman of the
PDP Governors’ Forum, at the state Governor’s Lodge in Abuja.
The PDP governors’ intervention might not be unconnected with the divided
positions of the PDP National Assembly members-elect.
Apart from the governors, the meeting was also attended by the Senate
President, Dr Bukola Saraki, the Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu
Dogara and the National Chairman of the party, Uche Secondus
The governors and the party leaders are said to be worried that the divided
positions of the PDP National Assembly members-elect might not ensure a
block vote for the party’s choice of presiding officers.
The governors are expected to present their positions to the party’s National
Assembly members-elect , ahead of their own meeting today.
The PDP National Assembly caucus is expected to meet Friday night to
harmonise their positions for the voting on Tuesday.
NewsDay also gathered that the PDP governors at the meeting also harmonise
their positions ahead of the their meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari
today.
President Buhari is expected to meet with the 36 governors of the federation to
consider steps to tackle the worsening insecurity in the country.
Today’s meeting, with the president presiding, will also discuss debts inherited
by the governors, which they claimed would make governance difficult in their
respective states.
Friday’s meeting with the President followed a resolution of the governors
during their first meeting after the election of Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode
Fayemi, as the chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF).

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election-of-principal-officers/

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