Mimiko elected Chairman of PDP Governors’ Forum
Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State has been elected the Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum and has promised to engage President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress in a constructive manner.
Governor Mimiko was elected Chairman of the Forum to replace former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio, at the meeting, which held on Tuesday night and ended in the wee hours of Wednesday morning.
Other governors who attended the meeting were Captain Idris Wada of Kogi state, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state, Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu state, Dave Umahi of Ebonyi state, Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom state and Darius Ishaku of Taraba state, Hassan Dankwambo of Gombe State, Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, Nyesom Wike of Rivers state and Professor Benedict Ayade of Cross Rivers State
Governors Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa state and Senator Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state were represented by their deputy governors, Rear Admiral John Jonah and Kingsley Otuaro, respectively.
Addressing Journalists after his election, the Governor said: “We will do everything that we can do to engage the presidency and APC in a very constructive manner. We have also agreed to create formal and informal mechanisms of pair review, all for the development of our nation.”
Also speaking with Journalists at the end of the meeting, Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu said, “The PDP governors’ forum unanimously elected Dr. Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State as chairman of the forum.
“We congratulate President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR, on his election as the President and Commander-In-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces. We also commend and salute our former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan for his display of peaceful disposition in the 2015 general elections which has stabilised our political landscape.
“We equally congratulate Senator Bukola Saraki, Hon. Yakubu Dogara and Hon. Suleiman on their emergence as the Senate President, Speaker and Deputy Speaker respectively. We specially congratulate our own senator, Ike Ekweremadu, on his emergence as Deputy Senate President.
“We condemn in very strong terms the relocation of election tribunals in Rivers State, Taraba State and Akwa Ibom State to Abuja.”
