Just In: Progressive Governors’ Forum Postpones Meeting In Honour of Audu

The Progressive Governors’ Forum has postponed its November meeting scheduled to hold on Thursday at Makurdi, Benue State capital.

A statement signed by Owelle Rochas Okorocha, chairman of the forum and governor of Imo State said the meeting has been postponed in honour of late Prince Abubakar Audu.

According to Okorocha “As a mark of respect to the former Governor of Kogi State and APC Governorship Candidate at the recently held Kogi gubernatorial elections; Prince Audu Abubakar, the Progressive Governors’ Forum has decided to postpone its November Monthly Meeting billed to take place on Thursday, November 26, 2015 in Makurdi, Benue State.

The Forum’s chairman disclosed that “Prince Audu Abubakar was scheduled to brief the meeting about the Kogi elections of last Saturday, November 21.

“We commiserate with the family of Prince Audu Abubakar, the progressive people of Kogi State and Nigeria and all APC leaders at all levels.

The statement said “A new date for the postponed November 26, 2015 meeting of Progressive Governors will be communicated soon.”

Audu died on Sunday, a day the gubernatorial elections were declared inconclusive by INEC. The supplementary election in Kogi to decide the new governor will hold December 5th ,2015, INEC has said.

Meanwhile, APC said it has decided to hold fresh primaries on Kogi election to pick a candidate who will succeed Audu