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Breaking :Mimiko elected chairman PDP governors forum

Kunle Awosiyan |
Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State has been elected Chairman of PDP Governors Forum.
He was elected Chairman of the Forum at PDP governors meeting, early this morning in Abuja. Speaking with Journalists shortly after his emergence, governor Mimiko said, “We will do everything that we can do to engage the presidency and APC in a very constructive manner. We have also agreed to create formal and informal mechanisms of pair review, all for the development of our nation.”
Besides the election, Hallmark Newspaper gathered that the PDP governors also deliberated on the National Assembly leadership and how to position the party as a strong opposition party.
Also speaking with Journalists at the end of the meeting, Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu said, “The PDP governors’ forum unanimously elected Dr. Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State as chairman of the forum. “We congratulate President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR, on his election as the President and Commander-In-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces.
We also commend and salute our former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan for his display of peaceful disposition in the 2015 general elections which has stabilised our political landscape. “We equally congratulate Senator Bukola Saraki, Hon. Yakubu Dogara and Hon. Suleiman on their emergence as the Senate President, Speaker and Deputy Speaker respectively. We specially congratulate our own senator, Ike Ekweremadu, on his emergence as Deputy Senate President. “We condemn in very strong terms the relocation of election tribunals in Rivers State, Taraba State and Akwa Ibom State to Abuja.”