2027 Election: Saraki Discloses Details of PDP's Meeting Amid Crisis

• In a wider consultation on how to address the wave of defections and the crisis rocking the PDP, governors elected on the party's platform invited former governors and other stakeholders to a meeting on Sunday, May 11, in Abuja
• At the expanded meeting, the PDP leaders addressed key issues, including the upcoming national executive committee (NEC) meeting and the national elective convention
• The PDP Governors Forum and former governors named former Senate President Bukola Saraki the head of a seven-member reconciliation committee

Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering elections, politics, and governance in Nigeria.

FCT, Abuja - The Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum (PDP-GF) and former governors have named former Senate President Bukola Saraki as the head of a seven-member reconciliation committee.

The move comes amid a prolonged party crisis and as Nigerians look forward to the 2027 election.

As reported on Monday, May 12, by Blueprint, the PDP-GF chairman, Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state, announced this while briefing newsmen after the forum’s crucial meeting with former governors on Sunday night, May 11, in the federal capital territory (FCT) Abuja.

Saraki also confirmed the development via his verified X (formerly Twitter) account.

He wrote:

"I just left a meeting of the PDP Governors Forum, attended by its serving and former governors, at the Bauchi Governor’s Lodge. We had a fruitful deliberation on the party's present challenges and its future.

"The meeting was well attended. As part of the decisions taken to chart a way forward, the meeting set up a seven-man committee charged with preparing for a rancour-free NEC meeting scheduled for May 27th and the forthcoming national convention.

"The committee is headed by my humble self, and I will have the pleasure of working with my brothers - HE Dauda Lawal, HE Caleb Muftwang, and HE Peter Mba, governors of Zamfara, Plateau and Enugu States respectively. Other members are Sen. Seriake Dickson, Sen. Ibrahim Dankwambo, and former governor of Abia State, HE, Chief Okezie Ikpeazu.

"We hope to do our best in delivering on the assignment given to us."

Wike joins PDP meeting

Meanwhile, the meeting had barely begun when the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, arrived at the meeting venue in his black G-Wagon, dressed in a black jalabiya and a white cap. Wike is an estranged member of the PDP.

The meeting was the first since one of the PDP governors, Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta state, dumped the opposition party for the ruling APC.

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Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Primate Elijah Ayodele stated that governors who are members of the PDP have been compromised ahead of the 2027 election.

Ayodele specifically mentioned Akwa Ibom, Enugu, Oyo, and Osun states as those that will be negotiated for the APC. He claimed that the PDP Governors' Forum led by Mohammed has been compromised, adding that the platform is no longer effective.

Source: Legit.ng