The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde has reiterated that contrary to wide speculations, he is not the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Governors’ Forum as he had not been appointed one.
The governor made the clarification came against the backdrop of reports making the rounds that he had been appointed the chairman of the forum.
Makinde made the clarification while speaking in Abia State, during a one-day official visit, to commission some roads built by the Governor Okezie Ikpeazu-led state government.
He explained that if the chairman of the PDP Governors Forum resigns his appointment, it is the Deputy Chairman of the Forum, who is the Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu that should take over as the chairman.
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Makinde, while commissioning the projects, praised Ikpeazu for constructing the roads to make sure that the local economy in the state was positively affected.
He expressed happiness that Governor Ikpeazu fixed the Nwaobasi road, which was among some of the neglected roads in the state.
He maintained that he was proud to be associated with Ikpeazu, whom he described as a performing governor.
He lauded Ikpeazu for appointing members of the Yoruba community to positions of authority in the state and urged them to remain supportive of the administration.
Ikpeazu said the construction of Nwaobasi Ring Road was meant to enable free flow of traffic within Aba geared towards enhancing economic development in the state, adding that the road would serve many people including those who would want to get to Umuahia from Ikot-Ekpene road without passing through Aba main town.
Africa Today News, New York reports that there are wide speculations that the PDP has not been able to constitute their Presidential campaign council over their unending internal crisis.