The Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum has scheduled a crucial meeting of its members for Wednesday, September 8, to take a common position ahead of the NEC meeting.
In a notice for the meeting issued by the Director General of the PDP-GF, C.I.D Maduabum, in Abuja, on Tuesday, the governors are to meet to discuss strategies for repositioning the party.
The statement was titled, “PDP Governors meet on party issues ahead of NEC meeting.”
Maduabum said, “The Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum, Aminu Tambuwal, in consultation with his colleagues have summoned an extraordinary meeting of the Forum to hold on Wednesday September 8, 2021 at 3pm.
“The meeting will discuss party matters and strategies to reposition the PDP ahead of the National Executive Committee meeting of the Party taking place tomorrow, 9th September, 2021.
“The PDP Governors further re-assures all PDP members, stakeholders and the nation of their commitment, determination and loyalty in the patriotic task of dislodging the failed APC government that has brought nothing but misery and pain to all Nigerians.”
It was reported that supporters of the PDP National Chairman, Uche Secondus, who filed appeals against the two Court orders barring him from performing his functions as chairman, are upbeat about the possibility of the appeal succeeding before Thursday’s NEC.
One the PDP governors who pleaded anonymity in order not to incur the wrath of the judges handling the case said, “We are hopeful that our appeal will succeed. Should this happen, Secondus will preside over Thursday’s NEC meeting thus putting spanners in the works of those who want him out”.
The source who also pleaded anonymity for fear of retribution said, “We have passed this stage. We have an acting National Chairman in the person of Yemi Akinwonmi whose appointment has been ratified by all the relevant organs of the party and is still in charge and we cannot turn back the hand of the clock.”
It was also gathered that as at Tuesday, the Senator David Mark-led committee saddled with the responsibility of among other things getting the feuding party members to withdraw cases from court has been unable to get their commitment.