Decision Made by PDP Governors Forum at it's Two Days Intensive 7th Meeting in Plateau



By: Labaran Ahmed 

The People's Democratic Party (PDP) held a two  days intensive 7th meeting on Saturday, 23rd of November 2024, at the Plateau State Government House Little Rayfield Jos.

Those in attendance include H.E. Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed (Bauchi State), Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum. H.E. Barr. Caleb Mutfwang (Plateau State), Host Governor. H.E. Dr. Agbu Kefas (Taraba State). H.E. Rt. Hon. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri (Adamawa State). H.E. Seyi Makinde (Oyo State). H.E. Dr. Dauda Lawal (Zamfara State). H.E. Sir Monday Onyeme (Deputy Governor, Delta State). H.E. Barr. Ifeanyi Ossai (Deputy Governor, Enugu State).

The meeting was attended by the principal organs of the party, which includes the National Working Committee (NWC), PDP Governors’ Forum (PDP-GF), Board of Trustees (BOT), National Assembly (NASS) Forum, Former Governors’ Forum, and Former Ministers' Forum, focused on unity, leadership challenges, electoral reforms, and the state of the nation’s economy.

After the meeting, Governor Bala Mohammed and Chairman PDP Governors’ Forum reading a Communique on their deliberation.

Rising from its 7th meeting at Government House Jos on Saturday, the People’s Democratic Party, PDP Governors’ Forum called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently review both macroeconomic and fiscal policies that will address the welfare and well-being of Nigerians.

He empathized with Nigerians who are groaning under what the Forum said the oppressive economic hardship foisted on the nation by the policies and decisions of the APC-led Federal Government. 

The Forum pledged that all PDP Governors will continue to aggressively pursue policies and programs that will reduce the hardship and ensure progress and development.

The PDP Forum further noted with concern the rape of democracy in Edo Governorship elections. “It is clear to everyone with conscience that INEC manipulated results in favour of the APC candidate when in fact majority of lawful votes were won by the PDP candidate, Mr. Asue Ighodalo. 

“Meanwhile, we are still examining the documents in Ondo Elections where the APC manipulated results after openly buying votes”.

The Forum called on the judiciary to save Nigerian democracy and the National Assembly to look into the electoral laws to make it difficult for institutional sabotage of the will of the people.

The meeting however, recognized the good work that the majority members of NASS was doing and urged it to critically interrogate all bills to ensure fairness, equity, national balance and even development nationally. 

The Forum commiserated with the Government and people of Plateau State on the recent Katako market fire incident which destroyed properties worth millions of Naira.

It also commiserated with the Government and people of Jigawa State on the recent tanker expulsion whereby scores of people lost their lives and several others were injured.

The PDP Forum expressed its gratitude to the Government and People of Plateau State for not only hosting the meeting but extending to all the participants the hospitality for which Jos is reputed. 

The meeting particularly, commended the Government of Plateau State for visible and laudable transformation in social services, tourism and transportation that have taken place and ensure all Nigerians to look forward, with genuine hope to the replication of this not only presently but after 2027.

The meeting also discussed the State of the Party noting the concerns of Nigerians, PDP founding fathers, elders and members of the Party of seeming divisions within the ranks and files.

“The Forum wishes to state categorically that it remains resolute in its determination to ensure unity and cohesion of this great Party that Nigerians have come to trust as the best platform for democratic governance.

“The Forum is constrained to accept the latest postponement of the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Party in empathy with our colleague, H.E. Governor Eno Bassey, whose late dear wife will be buried on the same day earlier scheduled for NEC. 


PDP Governors arrive Plateau State Government House Rayfield Jos on Saturday for their meeting

“Once again, the Forum wishes to commiserate with our colleague and pray that God will grant him and the family the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss”. 

The Forum strongly advice the NWC to call NEC latest by the first week of February 2025 to allow for elaborate consultations with critical stakeholders of the Party.  

“The period between November and February is to address the existential problems confronting the Party, with a deliberate timeline of activities within the period under review to address issues of leadership and litigations confronting the Party”.

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