Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State emerge as the new Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum.
It was earlair announced by the governor of Bayelsa State, Hon Seriake Dickson to newsmen in Abuja on Thursday night.
While Addressing newsmen shortly after the Forum’s meeting, Dickson stated that the forum decided to settle for Fayose based on his record of performance and as the most senior governor under the platform of the PDP.
Flanked by other governors present at the meeting and the leaders of the party, Dickson said that the choice of Fayose was a collective one among the governors.
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Also in his speech, the national chairman of the caretaker Committee of the Party, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, the chairman board of trustee of the Party, Senator Wali Jibril and the leadership of the party in the National Assembly, Senator Ike Ekweremadu endorsed the choice of Fayose.
They described Fayose as a real party man who would boost the growth and development of the Party.
In his acceptance speech, Fayose who succeeded Olusegun Mimiko described his election as call to service and promised not to let the party down as the Chairman of the Forum
Fayose said that he was out to build the wall of Jericho surround the party with a promise to embark on the total mobilisation of party members nationwide ahead of the 2019 General elections.
He assured that the Party would work very hard to reclaim its lost States and as well formed the government at the centre in 2019.
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