Fayose Emerge As Forum Chairman

Speaking with newsmen after the announcement, Fayose said that he had accepted the responsibility to work as chairman of PDP Governors Forum.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum on Friday announced the appointment of Gov Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state as its new Chairman. Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa made the announcement while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the Forum and PDP Caucus meeting which ended in the early hours of Friday in Abuja.

Dickson said that the PDP chieftains had a very fruitful deliberation on the state of the nation and the party. “As an integral part of the discussion, the governors of our party, among ourselves, as well as those who were unavoidably absent, unanimously appointed a new PDP Governors’ Forum Chairman. “In line with the tradition of our party, we agreed to appoint our colleague, the most senior governor in PDP, Ayodele Fayose, the governor of Ekiti as new Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum.

“You are all aware that he is a committed party man, doing a wonderful job in his state. He is well experienced and committed to the ideals of our party. “We have all unanimously appointed him as the new Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum to coordinate the affairs and activities of our forum and to work and collaborate with other structures of our party,” he said.

The Bayelsa governor, on behalf of the forum, expressed appreciation for the sacrifices and contributions of the outgoing chairman of the forum, Gov. Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo state, to the forum and the party. 

“He did a very wonderful job while he served as our chairman, leading and coordinating our activities. “He is now rounding off his meritorious eight years’ service to his state and to Nigeria.” He said that the forum wished Mimiko well as he would continue to work as a leader to move PDP and the nation forward.