June 06, (THEWILL) – Members of the Progressives Governors’ Forum (PGF) are currently in a closed-door meeting with the national leadership of the party.
The meeting is taking place at the national secretariat of the ruling party.
In attendance were Governors of Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Kaduna, Nasir El-Rufai; Kano, Umar Ganduje; Plateau, Simon Lalong; Niger, Sani Bello; Nasarawa, Abdullahi Sule; Borno, Babagana Zulum; Gombe, Mohammad Inuwa Yahaya, among others.
The governors arrived at the party’s national secretariat around 8pm.
They headed to the NEC Hall of the party to meet with the members of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC).
The meeting, THEWILL gathered, may not be unconnected with the controversy over the choice of the party’s presidential candidate for the 2023 presidential election.
President Muhammadu Buhari had on Monday, directed the governors to meet with the leadership of the party to further consult on a possible consensus candidate for the party.
