PDP G-5 Governors To Meet Gowon After Sallah

Yakubu-GowonThe Five Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors who have embarked on consultations with eminent Nigerians among them former Heads of State, Presidents, Vice-President and Stakeholders in the Nigeria project, have concluded plans to carry their next self-appointed peace tour to the door step of former military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon.

The governors, Sule Lamido (Jigawa); Murtala Nyako (Adamawa); Rabiu Kwankwaso (Kano); and Aliyu Wammako (Sokoto), who met with Second Republic Vice-President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme yesterday in his suite at the NICON Luxury hotel in Abuja, are slated to meet Gen. Gowon after the Eid-el Fitri festival.

The fifth governor, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu of Niger State is away in Saudi Arabia for the lesser hajj.

A source, who is part of the ongoing consultations by the governors, said: “I think they will meet Gowon after Sallah next week.”

It was also learnt that the governors met with a former Minister of Defence, General Theophilus Danjuma yesterday.

Details of the meeting will be published in our subsequent reports.