PDP govs’ forum chair, Tambuwal, resigns

The Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum Chairman, Aminu Tambuwal, has resigned from his chairmanship position.

Tambuwal, who is also the Sokoto State Governor, announced his resignation at the ongoing PDP National Executive Council meeting in Abuja.

Few minutes after his resignation, the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, emerged as the new PDP governors’ forum Chairman on Thursday.

The PUNCH had earlier reported that the NEC passed a vote of confidence on the PDP National Chairman Senator Iyorchia Ayu, putting to rest the clamour for his (Ayu’s) resignation by some aggrieved party members.

A total of 397 members of the NEC including past national chairmen of the party, the immediate past Vice President of the country, Namadi Sambo, the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, among others were accredited for the meeting.

All the 397 members of the NEC present at the meeting voted in support of Ayu to continue as the chairman of the party.

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