The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus and a presidential aspirant under PDP, Sule Lamido on Wednesday held a closed door meeting in Ilorin, Kwara State.
Other notable politicians that attended the meeting included the Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed; his Sokoto State counterpart, Aminu Tambuwal, Benue counterpart, Samuel Ortom; a former PDP Chairman who also led the new-PDP bloc in the All Progressives Congress, Kawu Baraje; and the PDP Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan. among others.
Nigeria’s number three citizen and the governors were elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). They pulled out of the PDP to form nPDP in the buildup to the 2015 election and teamed with APC to take power from the party which ruled Nigeria for 16 years.
On Monday, Ortom had announced that he had been given a “red card” in the ruling party and was willing to join a party which has an ideology worthy of being adopted by his administration.
Three months ago, leaders of the bloc accused the current administration of marginalising members of the faction and also demanded a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari who refused and referred them to Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo.
.New Mail