Conspiracy! I did not resign from Chair of PDP Governors’ Forum, says Tambuwal

The Sokoto State Governor, Waziri Tambuwal, has denied media reports of his purported resignation from his position as Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governors’ Forum.

The development was believed to have been orchestrated in furtherance of a conspiratorial alliance occasioned by the lingering leadership crisis rocking the opposition party.

Tambuwal was a PDP presidential aspirant before his withdrawal for the eventual winner of the party’s ticket, Atiku Abubakar, during the party’s primary.

The denial was contained in a press statement signed by the Director General of the forum, CID Maduabum, and made available to newsmen on Friday.

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“This is to inform the general public (sic) and stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party, that the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum (PDP-GF), Rt Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has not resigned as Chairman of the Forum contrary to some media reports.

“Members of the PDP GOVERNORS FORUM are working behind the scenes to resolve all contending issues concerning the Party. To this end a meeting of the Forum will soon be convened,” the statement said.

Meanwhile, during the PDP’s National Executive Council meeting on Thursday, the party’s the Board of Trustees Chairman, Senator Wali Jibrin, stepped down and he was replaced with former Senate President, Adolphus Wabara.