BEVERLY HILLS, January 27, (THEWILL) – The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is currently seeking a consensus candidate to chair the forum of its governors, which is considered between the Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal and his Benue State counterpart, Samuel Ortom.
Sources revealed that there’s the likelihood that the new Chairman of the PDP governors’ forum might emerge Monday as the race to replace outgoing chairman and Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, heightens.
This is because the PDP National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting is scheduled for Monday while Dickson who is currently Chairman of the forum ceases to be governor by February 3rd.
According to the source, the PDP was considering a consensus candidate especially, in the person of the Sokoto governor because of an emerging concern that an election could divide the forum and by extension affect the party.
Thus, while some PDP governors were allegedly lobbying for Tambuwal, it was also gathered that other governors had been asking his Benue State counterpart, Ortom, to back down as the North Central zone, in the person of Senator Bukola Saraki had occupied the office before.
Those backing Tambawal believe he has strong leadership qualities and characters that could not be easily be manipulated, but reckoned that his closest rival, Ortom might not concentrate well on the job, because of the herdsmen crisis ravaging the state.
Tambawal, it is believed, looks good to clinch the position, because of his leadership qualities. He was Speaker of the House of Representatives for four years and was believed to have given the Green Chambers its true identity of productivity and independence.
A second term governor, Tambuwal decisively won his re-election at the Supreme Court, last Monday. Therefore, the PDP governors backing Tambawal believe that he has the capacity to give the governors of the party leadership and direction.
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