Details of the meeting between
the National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Uche Secondus, governors
of the party and presidential aspirants, which held Tuesday night have emerged.
The meeting took place at the
residence of the Governor of Ekiti State who doubles as Chairman of the PDP
Governors Forum, Ayodele Fayose in Abuja.
In attendance were former Vice
President, Atiku Abubakar; President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki; Governor
of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, and a former President of the Senate, Senator
David Mark.
Also at the meeting were: a
former Governor of Plateau State, Senator Jona Jang; a former Governor of
Kaduna State, Senator Ahmed Makarfi; a former Governor of Kano State, Senator
Rabiu Kwankwaso and Dr Datti Baba-Ahmed.
Others were former Governor of
Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido; a former Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji
Attahiru Bafarawa, and a former Minister of Special Duties and
Inter-Governmental Relations, Alhaji Tanimu Turaki (SAN).
Speaking, Fayose, who presided
over the meeting, was said to have told the aspirants to remain united ahead of
the primary scheduled for October 5 and 6.
He appealed that aspirants should
accept the outcome of the primary in good faith and support whoever eventually
emerges.
He noted that it would have been
better if the aspirants could produce a consensus presidential candidate,
Fayose said the governors would respect their decision if they all wanted
primary.
In his remarks, Secondus, assured
the governors and the aspirants that the members of the National Working
Committee of the party had no favourite contender.
Commenting after the meeting,
Saraki told reporters that: “We just concluded a successful meeting of PDP
presidential aspirants with the party leadership and state governors.
“I am proud of the level of
collaboration, commitment and camaraderie amongst all those in attendance.
“There was a general
determination and commitment to ensure that the party holds successful,
credible and transparent presidential primaries that Nigeria will be proud of.
“We remain a happy family —
flying the flag of democracy!”
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