PDP Governors’ Forum Kick Against Joining Any Coalition

The Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum (PDPGF), has kicked against the Party joining any coalition or merger with any political Party of organisation.

The Forum however, said that the PDP as a major opposition party welcomes any party, persons or groups that are willing to join it with a view to wrestling power and enthroning good leadership in 2027.

A communique issued at the end of the meeting of the Forum in Ibadan on Monday, April 14, 2025, the Forum reiterated its position taken in Asaba on the issue of the National Secretary of the PDP, saying that it upheld Hon Udeh Okoye as National Secretary.

The communique however, stated that in the wake of the Supreme Court judgment, members of the Forum resolved to recommend that the Deputy National Secretary should act as National Secretary, pending the nomination and ratification of a Substantive Secretary from the South East Zone and NEC respectively at its next meeting.

The Forum also resolved that working in conjunction with the National Working Committee (NWC) and other relevant organs of the party, to hold a NEC Meeting on May 27, 2025, and also constituted a Zoning Committee that will address all issues relating to zoning of party offices.

The PDPGF also resolved that the PDP would hold an early convention in August 2025, precisely on the 28th, 29th and 30th in the ancient city of Kano.

Accordingly, the Forum recommended the constitution of the Zoning and National Convention Committees for ratification by the NWC and NEC as follows;

“Zoning Committee: Gov. Douye Diri – Chairman; Gov. Dauda Lawal – Vice Chairman and Gov. Caleb Mutfwang – Secretary, while the National Convention Committee has Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri as Chairman; Gov. Ademola Adeleke as Vice Chairman and Gov. Peter Mbah as Secretary.

The Forum expressed gratitude to the host Governor, His Excellency, Engr. Seyi Makinde, the government and good people of Oyo state for their hospitality.

Those that attended the meeting included; Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, Governor, Bauchi State & Chairman, PDP Governors’ Forum, Senator Ademola Adeleke, Osun State, Hon. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, Adamawa State, Mr Seyi Makinde, Oyo State, Senator Douye Diri, Bayelsa State, Alhaji Dauda Lawal, Zamfara State, Mr Agbu Kefas, Taraba State, Mr Peter Mbah of Enugu State, Senator Akon Eyakenyi, Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State and Mr Monday Onyeme, Deputy Governor of Delta State.