The Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, has been appointed Vice Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governors’ Forum.
His appointment was made known on Wednesday evening after the forum’s meeting chaired by Governor Aminu Tambuwal.
Tambuwal said Ikpeazu was unanimously adopted as the Vice Chairman of the forum by the governors.
He spoke to reporters in Abuja after the meeting of PDP-GF and the PDP National Working Committee.
Tambuwal, who is also the Governor of Sokoto State, said the forum also discussed issues about democracy in Nigeria.
According to him, “It has been a very interesting meeting of the NWC of our great party with the PDP-GF. We discussed about the development and stregthening of the party and democracy in Nigeria.
“We also took advantage of this meeting to unanimously appoint the Governor of Abia State as the Vice Chairnan of the PDPGF.”
The PDP National Chairman, Uche Secondus, said the members of the NWC briefed Tambuwal and his colleagues.
He explained that they also discussed very critical matters concerning Nigeria and the PDP.