Two embattled Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors, Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State and Ademola Adeleke of Osun are conspicuously missing in the ongoing Elective National Convention of the party in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
The convention, billed to elect new National Working Committee (NWC) members of the major opposition party, is taking place at the Adamasingba Stadium.
Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi; Ahmadu Fintiri, governor of Adamawa; Dauda Lawal, governor of Zamfara; and Umar Damagum, PDP National Chairman, are among the top party figures who arrived alongside Makinde.
Ladi Adebutu, Ogun State governorship candidate of the PDP in 2023; Natasha Akpoti, Senator representing Kogi Central; Babangida Aliyu, former governor of Niger; Kabiru Turaki, a former minister and the consensus candidate for national chairman, are also in attendance.
Also present are Ibrahim Shekarau, former Kano State governor; Adolphus Wabara, Chairman of the PDP Board of Trustees; and Bode George, a member of the BoT.
However, governor Adeleke, and Agbu Kefas, Taraba governor, are yet to show up as of the time of writing this report.
The proceedings kicked off around 3:45pm, with Damagum delivering the opening remarks.
There were several attempts to prevent the convention from taking place, with different party factions securing conflicting court judgments.
