The Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) is now in a meeting with the party's 36 gubernatorial aspirants across the 36 States of the federation.
With the exception of Seyi Makinde, the governor of Oyo State, who is on vacation abroad, all PDP governor candidates are present at the gathering.
However, the governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, submitted a letter of apology and stated that he would attend as the meeting went on.
In advance of the elections in 2023, the closed-door meeting is described as an interactive session between the party national leadership and the party candidates.
The meeting comes amid calls for the national chairman, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, to step aside by Nyesom Wike’s camp, as part of conditions for resolution of the impasse over the choice of Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, as the party’s presidential running mate.