Seven PDP Govs, Wike, Ex-Govs, others meet at survival

● Govs Eno, Kefas, Diri, Fubara absent
● Internal forces that sabotage Atiku’s quiet efforts to stabilize the PDP – Aider

The governors elected people on the Democratic Party platform, PDP, Sunday, met former governors and other parties of the party for strategies on its survival and forge a common front in front of the general elections of 2027.

Governors also invited former governors of the PDP, members of the Foundation Council and former officers of the National Assembly.

The meeting chaired the President of the Forum of the Governors of the PDP and the Governor of the State of Bauchi, Bala Mohammed, took place in the loggia of the Governor of the State of Bauchi.

We remind you that the degree of the PDP was exhausted, following the defection of the Sheriff of the Governor Oborevwori of the state of the Delta, of his predecessor, the Senator Ifeanyi Okowo and the structure of the PDP in the State at the Congress All Progressives, APC.

In addition, the members of the National Assembly left the party.

Three legislators of Kebbi, senators Adamu Aliero (Kebbi Central), Yahaya Abdullahi (Kebbi North) and Garba Maidoki (Kebbi South), joined the APC after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu last Friday.

Following the wave of defections, the leaders of the PDP summoned the meeting on Sunday to prevent the country from turning into a single party state.

Reports said that the leaders of the PDP addressed the key issues, including the imminent meeting of the national executive committee and the national elective agreement, during the expanded meeting.

The meeting was further collected, was convened to trace a way to follow for the party.

The meeting was to help define the strategic direction of the party in view of the general elections of 2027.

Roll call

The governors present at the meeting were Caleb Mutfwang (Plateau), Ademola Adeleke (Osun), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Ahmadu Fingi (Adamawa), Peter Mbah (Enugu) and Dauda Lawal (Zamfara).

The governors of the PDP, who were in particular absent, were Umo Eno (Akwa Ibom), Agbu Kefas (Taraba), Duoye Diri (Bayelsa); And the suspended governor of the state of sparrows, Siminalayi Fubara.

Others present included the Interim National President of the PDP, the ambassador Iliya Damagum; Former governor of the state of Bayelsa, Senator Seriake Dickson; Former Governor of the State of Osun, Olagunsoye Oyinlola; Former Governor of the Cross River State, Liyel Imoke; Former Governor of the state of Enugu, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi; Former governor of the state of Abia, Okezie Ikpeazu; and former governor of the Imo state, Achike Udenwa.

There were also the minister of the meeting of the territory of the federal capital, Nyesom Wike, whose political influence remains significant within the party, despite the current internal tensions; Former Governor of the state of Akwa Ibom, Uommanuel Uod; And former president of the Senate, Bukola Saraki.

Wave of defections, internal crisis

A Vanguard report said that the meeting was focused on facing the internal crisis of the party, which triggered a series of high -profile defections at the APC “.

Many sources said that the leaders of the PDP “deliberated on strategies to unify the party and derive from the tide of the defections to strengthen its position in view of the 2027 elections”.

In addition, the dispute between the members of the National Party Work Committee, NWC, was brought to the burner.

The ongoing leadership problems have been discussed, in particular as regards the roles of the national secretary and the national president to Interim, the ambassador Damagum, with possible resolutions or new appointments.

The meeting set the foundations for the strategies and electoral commitments of the PDP.

Although the meeting agenda has not been disclosed to journalists, the identations have been, as learned, also on the venue or not to pursue or not to pursue coalition agreements with other opposition parties or focus on internal consolidation, as resolved in previous consultations.

With the elections of the out of season governor, they loom in Anambra, Ekiti and Osun, the party leaders “explores ways to mobilize resources and galvanize support for the PDP candidate”, with the aim of guaranteeing victories that could increase the party’s momentum in front of national surveys.

The result of the meeting, which remained in progress at the time of the presentation of this relationship, would have played a crucial role in modeling the future of the PDP while faced the internal challenges and prepared for the key elections.

Internal forces that sabotage Atiku’s quiet efforts to stabilize the PDP – Aide

In the meantime, the former vice -president Atiku Abubakar has expressed reservations to face problems to reconcile and reconstruct the party before the 2027 elections.

The Atiku media helper, Paul Ibe, accused some members of the PDP of working against his efforts, making it more difficult for the party to be strong against the APC.

In a chat with Vanguard, IBE said that Atiku focused on the formation of a strong coalition that could challenge the APC, which has blamed for causing pain, violence, hunger and difficulty in the country.

However, he said that some people in the PDP were working with the APC to weaken the party from the inside and prevent him from doing stronger.

Ibe said that some famous people who grew politically through the PDP were working against the same party, presumably in line with the APC.

He said: “Atiku made many efforts to build the party, but he cannot do it alone. The party has to work together and be disciplined. When people sabotage his work and try to deliver the party to the APC, the bankruptcy is not his but theirs.”

On those who say that Atiku should not run in 2027, Ibe said: “Everyone has the right to his opinion. If they believe he should not run, they can support someone else. He lets them highlight their candidate and work for that person. This is what democracy is; may not always be perfect, but gives people the right to choose.”

He also criticized the government led by the APC for not having solved important problems such as insecurity, hunger and bad state of the economy.

“In April, the president was having fun in France, a country built by the hard work of his people, while the Nigerians were killed at home. A good leader would have finished the trip and returned home to manage the crisis. But some people do not seem to worry,” Ibe said.

He stressed that if Atiku would work or not in 2027 it shouldn’t be the main objective right now. The biggest problem, he said, is the poor leadership of the APC government.

While urges the Nigerians to stop focusing on the future of Atiku, he commissioned the Nigerians to consider the current government responsible for the country’s problems. [Vanguard]

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