PDP Governors Meets President Jonathan. Guess Who Didint Attend?

Meanwhile some governors were absent at the meeting. Among those who shun current leader of the country were governors Sule Lamido (Jigawa), Isa Yuguda (Bauchi), Babangida Aliyu (Niger), Gabriel Suswam (Benue), Ibrahim Shema (Katsina), Olusegun Mimiko (Ondo) and Ayo Fayose (Ekiti).
Akwa Ibom state governor Godswill Akpabio, the leader of the PDP governors’ forum led his members to the meeting.

The governors present at the meeting are Emmanuel Uduaghan (Delta), Ibrahim Dankwambo (Gombe), Ramalan Yero (Kaduna), Lyel Imoke (Cross River), Seriake Dickson (Bayelsa), Sullivan Chime (Enugu), Jonah Jang (Plateau), Martin Elechi (Eboyin) and Idris Wada (Kogi).

Of the absentees only Fayose delivered his state to Jonathan in the Saturday’s presidential election.

Lamido, Yuguda, Aliyu and Suswam also lost their own senatorial poll.

Chief Godswill Akpabio after the end of the meeting speaking to the State House reporters said that state governors elected on the platform of the PDP promised to come back to their states and work hard to guarantee that the party keeps its lead across the country during the April 11 governorship and state houses of assembly polls.

Akpabio said they visited Jonathan to show solidarity with him and promise him that they would remain undismayed by the fate that befell the party during the last presidential poll.
According to him, the governors also praised the current head of the country for his statesmanship after the result of the election was announced.
He said: “We as governors came to assure him (the President) that we are going back as field commanders to hold our states and that come April 11, PDP will still maintain its lead across Nigeria.
“Everybody knows that the only party that is national in nature and is on ground is the PDP. So we are not going to be undaunted by what has happened.
“The party has already indicated that it will explore all legal means in order to ensure redress. So, we are also proud of the party and we want to congratulate all our voters and all PDP faithfuls across Nigeria for their peaceful disposition.

“This is the only party that has not carried stick to break somebody’s windscreen after election. Because of the sacrificial stand of the President, our faithfuls are not on the streets, breaking APC windscreens and vehicles.
“If it were to be the other way round, you know what would have happened today. That is where Nigerians must judge: we want peace, stability and unity.”

Some members of Federal Executive Council , mostly ministers, has gathered at the president’s office earlier today, April 1, to pay a solidarity visit after President Jonathan has lost his re-election bid to opposition leader General Muhammadu Buhari.

It should be noted that the incumbent president congratulated Buhari even before electoral commision announced official results.