Breaking: Atiku, Damagum, Wike, others absent as PDP stages crucial event

Notable gladiators in the People Democratic Party (PDP) were absent on Thursday at the official inauguration of the Board of Governors and the unveiling of road map for the People Democratic Institute (PDI), in Abuja.

The party’s candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the acting national Chairman, Amb. Umar Damagum, the BoT Chairman, Senator Adolphus Wabara, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and the Chairman of the PDP governors Forum and Bauchi Governor, Bala Mohammed did not grace the occasion.

However, Damagum, Bala, and Wabara were ably represented at the epoch occasion.

Speaking at the programme, former Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, noted that the PDI is long overdue, saying the party must be built on solid ideas before anyone can start talking about 2027 or aspire for any position.

On its part, the governor of Oyo state, who doubles as Special Guest of honour and Chief unveiler, Gov Seyi Makinde, said the institute will further propel PDP and help showcase what the party stand for.

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