PDP GOVERNORS' FORUM

The PDP Governors’ Forum held a meeting under the leadership of H.E Governor Bala Mohammed, CON, at the Oyo State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja on Tuesday, 31st October, 2023. i. The meeting noted the recent judgement of the Supreme Court on the 2023 Presidential Election and believes that this brings an end to the Presidential election cycle as there must be an end to litigation. As a Forum, we believe and re-state our faith and confidence in the judiciary to do justice in political and other cases before the Courts. We are concerned that while the Supreme Court has laid down precedents on pre-election issues, PDP candidates in Plateau State are being disqualified on the same grounds. We urge the judiciary at the apex level to ensure that our jurisprudence is not distorted. We remain vigilant in the struggle for democracy and good governance in the country. 2. The meeting deliberated on issues of concern to the Forum, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the nation and reached the f...

Commendation and royal blessings for the Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, came from Omoku in Rivers State on Monday as the Oba of Ogbaland in Rivers State, King Nwachukwu Nnam Obi lll, led a delegation of the Ogbaland Council of Chiefs on a visit to Government House, Yenagoa.  The monarch said the Bayelsa Governor’s good performance and achievements were not only being celebrated at home but also in his kingdom.  He also stated that as their son-in-law, married to their daughter, Dr. Gloria Diri, they keep track of his performance from their domain. The King praised the Governor for his human capital development schemes as well as the infrastructural turnaround being witnessed across the state.  He stressed that if Governor Diri was a failure, he would not have visited him and that he had made them proud with his performance. Quoting Isaiah 43:12-13, the royal father stated that he had the leading to bring a message of encouragement to the Governor that the bat...

The Plateau State Government and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have reached an agreement to establish a Special Agro Processing Zone in the State. This initiative aims to revitalize the state's economy and create employment opportunities for its youth population. The agreement was formalized during a bilateral meeting between Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang and AfDB President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, held on the sidelines of the World Food Prize Foundation Dialogue 2023 in Des Moines, Iowa, United States of America. The discussion arose due to Plateau State's absence from the initial phases of the AfDB's initiative, which focuses on industrializing agricultural potential in African subnational entities. Governor Mutfwang highlighted Plateau State's suitability for various agricultural ventures, citing its favorable climatic conditions. He emphasized the potential for improving agricultural products along the value chain, including potatoes, maize, wheat, yam, quino...

The Bayelsa State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Campaign Council has called on the Inspector-General of Police and Director-General of the Department of State Services to immediately invite a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Joshua MacIver, for questioning. Chairman of the campaign council’s Publicity Directorate, Hon. Ayibaina Duba, in a statement issued in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital on Monday, said Mr. MacIver made inciting comments capable of truncating the peace of the state in a video now in circulation. MacIver, who is running mate to his party’s disqualified governorship candidate, Chief Timipre Sylva, made the incendiary comments during a rally in Twon-Brass on Saturday. In the video that has gone viral on social media, the former militant leader, who broke jail after being sentenced for terrorism by a Federal High Court in Kaduna, urged the people to “throw into the sea anyone that misbehaves on November 11 and ensure the person(s) di...

The Taraba State Governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas, has inaugurated a 21-member special projects committee with wide wide-ranging mandate to chart a roadmap for the transformation of the state.  The committee will be chaired by Senator Haruna Manu, the immediate past Deputy Governor and current Senator for Taraba Central. Other members include Pius Sabo, Ahidjo Musa, Istifanus Haruna Gbana, Ambassador Idris Wazir, Yusuf Akirikwen SAN, Senator Shu’aibu Isa Lau, Benard Shonzen Kassa, Dominic Bukuni, Charles Maijankai, and Ibrahim Hussaini Mafindi as members. Others are Dr. Abubakar Jugulde, Kabiru Kabiru Jalo, Titus Joseph Nagombe, Senator Dahiru Bako Gassol, Dr. Tafarki Agbadu, John Kizito Bonzena, kuriya Tafarki Auta, Esther Yenda while Siman Musa Istifanus Esq is to serve as Secretary. The Governor said the Special Projects Committee in the State is to help in providing good governance to touch the lives of the people at the grassroots. Dr. Kefas said members were carefully selected based ...

Governor Dauda Lawal, on Monday, presided over the Zamfara State Executive Council meeting. At the council meeting, Governor Dauda Lawal received a briefing from the committee constituted to ascertain the position of Zamfara State and Local Government Pension contributions. A statement by the Spokesperson to the Governor, Sulaiman Bala Idris, noted that the meeting held at the council chamber, Government House, Gusau, deliberated on a series of developmental issues beneficial to Zamfara State.  He added that the council received a progress report of the ongoing urban renewal in the State Capital and a briefing on the proposed upgrading and modernisation of the Sardauna Memorial Stadium Gusau, among others. He said: “On October 9th, 2023, the Zamfara State Executive Council formed a committee, led by the Head of Service, to determine the status of Zamfara State and Local Government Pension Contributions." “While briefing the council, Barr. Ahmad Aliyu Liman, the chairman of the com...

 Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has approved the dissolution of statutory commissions with immediate  effect. In a circular by the Secretary to the State Government, Hon Teslim Igbalaye, the dissolution takes immediate effect. The affected commissions according to the SSG are the State Civil Service Commission, the Judicial Service Commission, Osun State Independent Electoral  Commission and Osun State House of Assembly Service Commission. The Secretary to the State Government conveyed the appreciation of Mr. Governor to members of dissolved commissions for the selfless and meritorious service to the state. Signed Mallam Olawale Rasheed, Spokesperson to the State Governor

His Excellency, Senator Douye Diri, Governor of Bayelsa State today officially launched a strategic mobilisation support group, "Yes Diri." The Governor who opened the office space along Azikoro road, Ekeki, appreciated members of the support group led by Dr. Gentle Emelah, for their commitment to his re-election. Governor Diri, later joined members of "Yes Diri" campaign team for a house-to-house sensitisation for the November 11 Guber election, where he personally met traders, shop owners and transporters to request for their votes.

Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, Monday, received 100 PDP support groups on a congratulatory visit. They were in the Government House, Yola, to felicitate with him over his victory at the Tribunal. In his remarks, Governor Fintiri assured them that he would carry them along on a journey to take Adamawa to greater heights. He thanked them for their support and restated the commitment of his administration to roll out another social support programme. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Political Matters, Alh. Abdulrahman Bobboi, led members of the support groups to the Government House, Yola. Muhammad B. Tukur Gcfr  (Sardauna Nyibango) New Media Aide to the Governor. 📷 Thomas Terry  30/October /2023

…Vows to return institution’s lost glory …Bans undue pressure on students Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has inaugurated the Committee for the Implementation of Report of Enquiry into the Accounts, Management Practices, and Staff Conduct at the Institute of Management and Technology, IMT, Enugu. Noting that the IMT was fashioned after the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the USA, but had since derailed, Mbah vowed to restore the institution’s past glory, while also insisting that the mode of operation at IMT must change through the work of the committee for this to be possible. The six-man panel, which has Prof. Ed Nwobodo as the Chairman and Judy Nweke, a representative of the Civil Society Organisations, as the Secretary, also has Sylvanus Ogbodo, representing the Ministry of Education, Chinenye Ozoagu, Prof. Obiamaka Egbo, and Dr. Moses Otiji as members. Inaugurating the Committee at the Government House, Enugu, on Monday, the Governor, who was re...

The Executive Governor of Plateau State, Barr. Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, has reassured that every possible action within the confines of the law will be taken to defend and protect the mandate given to the People's Democratic Party (PDP) by the people of Plateau during the 2023 General Elections. Governor Mutfwang has also expressed his confidence in the Nigerian Judiciary, emphasizing that it is comprised of men and women of integrity who will uphold justice in the collective interest of the Plateau people.  He made these remarks on Monday during an interview with journalists at the Yakubu Gowon Airport, Heipang, shortly on his return from an official trip to the US, where he secured scholarships for Plateau Engineering students among other significant benefits. The Governor clarified that the PDP's victory in the 2023 elections was fair and unequivocal. He acknowledged concerns among Plateau people regarding certain judgments but appealed for calm, emphasizing that despite the...

... Asks disgruntled lawmakers to show justification for impeachment plot Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has foiled attempt by some compromised police officers who shot at him with the intention to kill while he visited to assess the extent of damages done as aftermath of burning of the State House of Assembly complex by some hoodlums. Sir Fubara who had visited the complex, greeted by well meaning Rivers youths on Monday, described as unfortunate the attempt by some disgruntled persons to forcefully take over control of the Assembly and condemned the burning of sections of the building of such important public institution built with taxpayers money. "The truth is that, everybody who knows me know that I am a peaceful person. I can never ever, even if I am aware that there is a plot to impeach me for whatever reason, be part of such destruction." "I am worried that a facility like this that we used taxpayers money to build will be destroyed for selfish ...

Zamfara State Government has produced documents showing how former Governor and Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, approved 100% payment of over one billion Naira for fencing, landscaping, and furnishing of Governor's lodges in 14 Local Government Areas even before the project began. The previous administration under Bello Matawalle initiated a project to construct and furnish Governor’s Lodges in all the 14 Local Government Areas of the State. In a statement issued in Gusau on Monday, the spokesperson of the Zamfara Governor, Sulaiman Bala Idris, noted that the documents released were evidence from an already opened can of worms exposing a series of violations of public service rules by the previous government of Matawalle. According to him, Governor Dauda Lawal’s administration is raising public awareness of Bello Matawalle's financial recklessness, where projects were awarded, and 100% of funds were withdrawn and disbursed for the abandoned projects. The stateme...