Thursday, September 18, 2014

Governors Of PDP Endorse President Jonathan For 2015.




Governors of the Peoples Democratic
Party on Wednesday night endorsed
President Goodluck Jonathan as their
sole candidate for the 2015 presidential
election.
The governors took the decision after
their meeting, which was held at the
Akwa Ibom State Governor’s Lodge,
Abuja.
Chairman of the forum, who is also the
Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Chief
Godswill Akpabio, stated this while
briefing journalists after the governors’
meeting.
He said this decision was not
challenged by any of the governors who
were in attendance at the meeting.
Governors who were at the meeting
were those of Cross River, Niger, Kogi,
Kaduna, Taraba (Acting) Gombe, Abia,
Delta, Adamawa (Acting), Bayelsa,
Plateau, Akwa Ibom, Enugu, Benue,
Jigawa (Deputy), Katsina (Deputy),
Sokoto (Deputy), Kebbi (Deputy).
The Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji
Sule Lamido, who is believed to be
nursing presidential ambition, was not
at the meeting.
It was however not clear if his deputy,
who was in attendance, disapproved of
the decision of the governors.
The decision of the governors is
expected to be debated at the National
Executive a Committee meeting of the
party, which holds in Abuja on
Thursday.

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