2019: Details of PDP meeting with presidential aspirants, governors emerge

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!"