ABUJA- GOVERNOR Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State has emerged the Chairman
of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Governors’ Forum, PDPGF, an umbrelal body
of governors elected on the platform of the PDP. Immediately after his election,
Mimiko vowed to engage President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives
Congress, APC in a very constructive manner. Governor Mimiko was elected
Chairman of the Forum at the meeting, which was slated for 7pm, Tuesday night
and did not start until about 9pm, but came to a close at 12am Wednesday
morning.
The Ondo State governor replaced former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator
Godswill Akpabio who was the first to occupy the position following the formation
of the forum. 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.”