Breaking: Photos Released as PDP Governor Storms Northern State

Breaking: Photos Released as PDP Governor Storms Northern State

  • The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is to hold a governors' forum meeting in Bauch on Sunday, July 25
  • This is why Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu state was in the state capital in the evening of Sunday
  • Nothing official has been said by the opposition party as to what the agenda of the said meeting is

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Bauchi - Nigerian governors on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are expected to be in Bauchi for a crucial meeting on Sunday, July 25.

For the purpose of the meeting, whose agenda is yet to be made public, a prominent southeast governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), arrived at the state on Sunday evening.

Governor Ugwuanyi getting down from an aircraft
The governor said he was received by a delegation of the state government (Photo: Gov. Ugwuanyi News Update)
Source: Facebook

On his Facebook page, Governor Ugwuanyi said he was received at the airport by a Bauchi state government delegation led by the deputy governor, Senator Baba Tela.

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PDP Governors to storm another northern state after crucial visit to Matawalle, reveal agenda

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that in a bid to loosen the perceived shackles and influence of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Nigeria, some prominent PDP governors would be storming Benue state on Friday, April 9.

According to the director-general of the PDP Governors’ Forum, Cyril Maduabum, the governors will be led by Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto.

Maduabum said the meeting would be hosted by Governor Samuel Ortom in Makurdi, the state capital.

PDP takes crucial step as another northern governor reportedly moves to defect to APC

Before the meeting, prominent members of the PDP, including governors and senators, visited Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara state in a bid to stop his reported moves to return to the APC.

Six PDP governors and other chieftains of the party met with Governor Matawalle in Gusau, the state capital, on Wednesday, April 7.

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The governors in attendance were: Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Darius Ishaku (Taraba), Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Bala Mohammed (Bauchi), and Umaru Fintiri (Adamawa).

They were all led to the northern state by Tambuwal. Governor Tambuwal announced the donation of N100 million from the PDP Governors Forum to the victims of Gusau market fire.

Source: Legit.ng

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