PDP To Make Mimiko Chairman Of Governors' Forum

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is set to make Governor Olosegun Mimiko the new chairman of the Forum party’s governors’ forum.

The Ondo State governor has been adjudged by the party chieftains as the best candidate to lead the forum, due to his wealth of experience.

Making this known to Punch, Mr. Osaro Onaiwu, the coordinator of the forum, said about nine PDP governors were in support of the choice of Mimiko as leader of the association.

He said: Am aware that about nine of them have already thrown their support behind Mimiko to lead the forum, because they said they want very steady and organised hands now that the PDP is in opposition.”

He explained that an earlier meeting which was to be held by the party had to be rescheduled because the governors were busy with negotiations on selecting a leader for the forum.

The PDP governors forum is a break-away from the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) which emerged following the emergence of Amaechi as the NGF chairman.