Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Peoples Democratic Party governors – Seyi Makinde (Oyo) and Bala Mohammed (Bauchi) – met with the National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Senator Seriake Dickson and former Kano State Governor and 2023 New Nigeria Peoples Party presidential aspirant, Rabiu Kwankwaso, as reconciliation efforts between the governors and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike’s bloc stalled.
yesterday, Makinde and Chairman, PDP Governors Forum, Mohammed, held a closed-door meeting with Senator Seriake Dickson, who represents Bayelsa West in Bauchi. Makinde and Dickson later traveled to Kano, where they joined Kwankwaso, as well as 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi.
Meanwhile, the National Publicity Secretary of the Wike-backed PDP National Caretaker Working Committee, Jungudo Mohammed, on Sunday, accused the governors-backed group led by Tanimu Turaki (SAN) of plotting to undermine the party’s upcoming national convention scheduled for March 29 and 30.
In response, Ini Ememobong, National Publicity Secretary of the Turaki-backed camp, dismissed the claims as blackmail, asserting that the group had consistently shown commitment to reconciliation within the party.
