On Sunday, Makinde and Chairman, PDP Governors Forum, Mohammed, held a closed-door meeting with Senator Seriake Dickson, who represents Bayelsa West in Bauchi.
Makinde and Dickson later traveled to Kano, where they joined Kwankwaso, as well as 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi.
Although the meeting was officially described as part of Eid-el-Fitr celebrations, credible sources close to Kwankwaso, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak on the matter, suggested that the discussions might be linked to preparations for the 2027 presidential election.
Meanwhile, the National Publicity Secretary of the Wike-backed PDP National Caretaker Working Committee, Jungudo Mohammed, on Sunday, accused the governors-backed group led by Tanimu Turaki (SAN) of plotting to undermine the party’s upcoming national convention scheduled for March 29 and 30.
In response, Ini Ememobong, National Publicity Secretary of the Turaki-backed camp, dismissed the claims as blackmail, asserting that the group had consistently shown commitment to reconciliation within the party.
After nearly a year of internal turmoil, the PDP split into two rival factions. Defying the challenges, the governors’ faction conducted a convention on November 16 in Ibadan, Oyo State, where Turaki and other officials were elected to the National Working Committee.
