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The Digest:

Two prominent governors were notably absent as the Peoples Democratic Party gathered for its crucial national convention in Ibadan on Saturday. Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke's missing presence highlighted growing fractures within the opposition party's ranks.

Key Points:
  • Governors Siminalayi Fubara (Rivers) and Ademola Adeleke (Osun) skipped the PDP convention.
  • Only four of the party's six governors attended the Ibadan event.
  • Fubara's absence is linked to his allegiance to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike's faction.
  • Adeleke's Osun delegates arrived in Ibadan before learning he wouldn't attend.
  • The Osun governor is currently seeking a second term in office.
  • Present governors included those from Bauchi, Zamfara, Adamawa, and Oyo states.
  • The convention is being held under the Iliya Damagum-led national working committee.
In these conspicuous absences, we see the unspoken language of Nigerian politics—where empty chairs often speak louder than occupied ones about the storms brewing within party walls.

Sources: Leadership News