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JUST IN: PDP govs, NWC, others in crucial meeting ahead of NEC meeting

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Ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting scheduled for May 27, 2025, serving and former governors of the opposition party are currently holding a crucial meeting in Abuja.

Convened at the instance of the PDP Governors Forum, the meeting is taking place at the Bauchi State Governor’s Lodge in Asokoro, with the host and Forum Chairman, Governor Bala Mohammed, leading discussions.

Present at the meeting are governors Ademola Adeleke (Osun), Caleb Mutfwang (Plateau), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Ahmadu Fintiri (Adamawa), Peter Mbah (Enugu), Dauda Lawal (Zamfara), and Agbu Kefas (Taraba). 

The governors of Akwa Ibom and Bayelsa States are yet to arrive as of the time of this report.

Representing the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) are Acting National Chairman, Amb. Umar Damagum, National Organizing Secretary, Umar Bature, and National Legal Adviser, Kamardeen Ajibade.

Also in attendance are several former governors elected under the PDP platform, including Ahmed Makarfi (Kaduna), Seriake Dickson (Bayelsa), Olagunsoye Oyinlola (Osun), Achike Udenwa (Imo), Liyel Imoke (Cross River), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), Samuel Ortom (Benue), Idris Wada (Kogi), Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu (Niger), Adamu Mu’azu (Bauchi), Udom Emmanuel (Akwa Ibom), Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto), Gabriel Suswam (Benue), Bukola Saraki (Kwara), Sule Lamido (Jigawa), and Ibrahim Dankwambo (Gombe).

Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, also joined the meeting shortly before press time, arriving in a black G-Wagon and dressed in a black jalabiya and white cap.

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