PDP GOVERNORS' FORUM

Governor Samuel Ortom has again expressed the determination of his administration to promote deserving civil servants to enable them give their best in serving the state.  He gave the assurance Monday, March 28th, 2022 while swearing-in Chairman and members of the Benue State Civil Service Commission.  Those swron in are William Itodo as chairman while Mrs. Keziah Agundu, Akpa Idu and Myina Agber were swron in as members.  The Governor who described the civil service as the engine room of Government said it can only work properly if it is well taken care of, saying his Government has taken the welfare of civil servants as a top priority.  He charged the civil servants to sustain their understanding and patience with the Government, stressing that everything necessary was being done to ensure that the issues of salary arrears, pensions and gratuity are settled.  Governor Ortom stated that the new Chairman of the Civil Service Commission was chosen based on merit ...

Bauchi State Governor, His Excellency, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed has alongside his Sokoto counterpart Aminu Waziri Tambuwal and President of the 8th Senate, Abubakar Bukola Saraki paid a courtesy visit to Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state.  The visit according to Saraki was to strengthen the unity of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and reduce rancor among the presidential aspirants adding that it is necessary to carry along key stakeholders for the success of the consensus.  Responding, Governor Samuel Ortom who welcomed them to Makurdi, said he is ready to contribute for the success of the advocacy.

By Folorunso Alagbede, Abuja Sokoto State governor, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal has taken his Presidential consultative meeting to PDP women, assuring them that his presidency will surpass the 35 percent slot for women contained in the constitution of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Tambuwal, a former Speaker of the House of Representative, charged the PDP to lobby their fellow women, children and husbands to key into his presidential ambition. The Sokoto State Governor and Chairman PDP Governors’ Forum reveed that he has appointed four female permanent secretaries, has several female directors, ensured that every local government produced three female councilors, established three world class Girls Science Academy, signed the Violence Against Women Act and ordered the establishment of Female Education Board for the promotion of girls child education in Sokoto State. Tambuwal made the disclosure at the Sokoto State governor’s lodge, Abuja, during his consultative meeting with PDP Women lea...

 FOR THE RECORD  Nigeria Is In Crisis By Gov. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal (CFR, Mutawallen Sokoto) (Being text of a speech delivered by Gov. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal on March 27, 2022, when a group of Concerned Citizens of Nigeria, led by Are Olumuyiwa Akinboro (SAN), who purchased a form for him to seek nomination of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to run for President presented the form to him at Government House, Sokoto) I read in the press last week that some group of concerned Nigerians under your leadership have gone ahead to purchase Expression of Interest and Nomination forms from our great party- the PDP, for the office of the President for my humble self. According to my own program, I was, as at that time, and still consulting various strata of leadership of our party and country on this aspiration. When I read that, I said that should not stop me from what I should be doing to gain the respect of those who have that respect and consult with those who I should consult on...

Gov. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state has reiterated that the task of seeking the position of President and subsequently running the office is not predicated upon the zoning of the quest and other isolated indices but upon the collective interest of all the people of the country whose existence and subsistence is at stake now. According to Gov. Tambuwal, Nigeria is on the brink of collapse, thus require the communal resolve of all to save it from sinking completely. The Governor stated this on Sunday when the Concerned Citizens of Nigeria who purchased N40 million forms for him to indicate his interest in running for the number one job in the country next year under the auspices of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) visited him. “As our situation is in Nigeria today and in times like this, when the situation is so dire and the country is in distress, members of that community or country must come together and put whatever differences they have aside to save the country. “It calls...

Rivers State Governor and presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Barrister Nyesom Wike says he has what it takes to rescue Nigeria.  He accused some aspirants seeking the party's ticket for the presidency for being responsible for the party's loss in 2015 when they ganged up to deny the party victory.  Wike spoke in Makurdi, the Benue State capital where he officially declared his intention to run for the president of Nigeria.  "Those who want to be president now were the problems of the party in 2015. They ran away when the party needed them most. But I have stood and worked for this party. I have nowhere to run to because I take it personal that the party should not die. And I challenge anyone in a debate what they did for PDP."  He stated that he has the capacity to confront the evil administration of the All Progressives Congress, APC and solicited the support of delegates to actualise his aspiration.  Governor Wike said ...

 The chances of Governor Samuel Ortom to be elected senator in the 2023 general elections have become brighter with his unanimous endorsement by the political and traditional leadership of Jemgbagh intermediate area.  This is the outcome of the consultation by the Governor and his team after an elaborate meeting with Jemgbagh leaders in Gboko Saturday, March 26th, 2022 in continuation of his aspiration to represent the Benue North West Senatorial district.  Governor Ortom, led by members of MINDA PDP Elders Forum met with Jemgbagh Traditional Rulers and PDP Elders Forum from Jemgbagh to solicit their support.  The Governor who was given the blessings by the two groups to vie for the Zone B Senate, said he was humbled by the honour and pledged not to disappoint the confidence reposed in him.  Governor Ortom said he had already consulted and gotten the go ahead from his kinsmen from Nzorov, Nongov, Guma and MINDA and felt he should reach out to Jemgbagh block....