Monday, 17 May 2021: There is an ongoing meeting of the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP,) Governors at the International Conference Centre of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, (IITA), Ibadan.

CEOAFRICA gathered that Samuel Ortom of Benue state, Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto, Douye Diri of Bayelsa, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia, Emmanuel Udom of Akwa Ibom, Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu were among the governors present at the meeting.

Others  were Umar Fintiri of Adamawa, Bala Mohammed of Bauchi, Nyesom Wike of Rivers, Godwin Obaseki of Edo, the host governor Seyi Makinde and the deputy governor of Zamfara state – Aliyu Gusau, who represented Bello Matawalle.

The governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku, and Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River are expected to join others as the meeting progresses.

The closed-door session began as soon as the governors arrived the conference Centre around 1:10 p.m. in a coaster bus.

Feelers from the venue revealed that the gathering of the governors was centered on the security challenges across the country.

The meeting, which is being presided over by the chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state, will also discuss issues relating to the progress of the party.

It is expected that a communique will be issued at the end of the meeting.