Ahead of today’s national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party, stakeholders of the party that had not publicly identified with the PDP in recent past attended a party meeting in Abuja on Friday.
One of such persons include former Vice President Namadi Sambo. Also some former governors and ministers who had not been visible in the party affairs attended the meeting.
The stakeholders’ meeting took place at the Akwa Ibom State Governor’s Lodge, Abuja.
At the meeting, the stakeholders pledged to attend the national convention and other party activities.
The meeting was presided over by the Chairman of PDP Governors’ Forum, Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State.
Those who attended the PDP stakeholders’ meeting Friday included:
Serving Governors and Deputy Governor
1. Rt. Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, Sokoto State, Governor/Chairman
2. Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, Abia State Governor/Vice Chairman
3. Rt. Hon. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, Adamawa State Governor
4. Mr. Udom Gabriel Emmanuel, Akwa Ibom State Governor
5. Sen. Bala Mohammed, Bauchi State Governor
6. Sen. Douye Diri, Akwa Ibom State Governor
7. Dr. Samuel Ortom, Akwa Ibom State Governor
8. Sen. (Dr.) Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, Delta State Governor
10. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Enugu State Governor
11. Engr. Seyi Makinde, Oyo State Governor
12. Barr. Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, Rivers State Governor
13. Arc. Darius Dickson Ishaku, Taraba State Governor
14. Mahdi Aliyu Gusau, Zamfara State Deputy Governor
National Assembly Leadership
1. Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe – Senate Minority Leader
2. Rt. Hon. Ndudi Elumelu – House of Representatives Minority Leader
3. Sen. Philip Aduda – Senate Minority Whip
4. Rt. Hon Gideon Gwani – House of Representatives Minority Whip
5. Sen. Emmanuel Bwacha – Senate Deputy Minority Leader
6. Rt. Hon. Toby Okechukwu – House of Representatives Deputy Minority Leader
7. Sen. Ibrahim Abdullahi Danbaba – Senate Deputy Minority Whip
8. Rt. Hon. Adesegun Abdel-Majid Adekoya -House of Representatives Deputy Minority Whip
Former Vice Presidents
1. H.E. Atiku Abubakar, Former Vice President
2. H.E. Namadi Sambo, Former Vice President
BoT Leaders
H.E. Sen. Adolphus Wabara, BoT Secretary
Former Presiding Officers of National Assembly
2. H.E. Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim, Former Senate President
3. H.E. Sen. David Mark, Former Senate President
4. H.E. Sen. (Dr.) Bukola Saraki, Former Senate President
5. H.E. Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, Former Deputy Senate President
6. Rt. Hon. Austin Opara, Former Deputy Speaker
7. Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, Former Deputy Speaker
Former Governors:
1. North West, H.E. Ramalan Yero
2. North East, H.E. Boni Haruna
3. North Central, H.E. Ibrahim Idris
4. South West, H.E. Segun Oni
5. South South, H.E. Liyel Imoke
6. South East, H.E. Sen. Sam Egwu
7. North Central H.E. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu.
8. H.E. Sir Celestine Omehia
9. H.E. Gabriel Suswan
10 H.E Mukhtar R. Yero
11. H.E. Sule Lamido, Jigawa State
12. H.E. Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, Kaduna State
13. H.E. Ibrahim Shema, Katsina State
14. H.E. Liyel Imoke, Cross Rivers State
15. H.E. Peter Obi, Anambra State
16. H.E Ibrahim Dankwambo , Gombe State
17. Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo
Former Ministers Forum
1. Kabiru Turaki Tanimu
2. Mukhtar S. Shagari
3. Oloye Jumoke Akinjide
Sen. Abiodun Olujimi
Adamu Waziri, Yobe State
Sen. Ibrahim Kazaure