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The Progressive Governors’ Forum has passed a vote of confidence in its chairman, Hope Uzodimma, with 18 All Progressives Congress (APC) Governors backing his leadership and dismissing speculation about his replacement.
The vote of confidence followed reports of an alleged leadership change within the forum. On Thursday night, some members reportedly announced the Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah, as the group’s new leader. Speaking with journalists after a closed-door meeting at the Imo Lodge on Friday, the 18 APC governors physically present reaffirmed their support for Uzodimma’s leadership.
The Governors present at the meeting were from Ondo, Kaduna, Taraba, Sokoto, Ebonyi, Borno, Lagos, Kogi, Kano, Yobe, Kebbi, Benue, and Jigawa states, while Nasarawa State was represented by its deputy governor. The Taraba State Governor attended briefly, then left after a short meeting with the host governor.
Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, moving the motion for the vote of confidence, said that Uzodimma and Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, remain the chairman and deputy chairman of the forum, respectively.
Idris said, “We don’t have any problem to justify what they have said. So, I want to seize this opportunity to move a vote of confidence in our chairman and his deputy.”
Also speaking, Sani said, “What I can say here is that all of us woke up to that very unfortunate story, which was virtually in all the media in Nigeria. But the truth of the matter is that the APC Progressive Governors’ Forum is very united. We are stronger now than at any other time. And, of course, we are all supporting the President for what he has been doing. We also want to assure everyone that the APC is united, the governors are united, the forum is united, and there is no problem at all.”
The forum’s chairman, dismissing reports of division within the APC, said the party remains united, focused, and committed to its forthcoming primaries.
He stated, “Governors of the All Progressives Congress are united and resolved to support the President and ensure that he emerges successfully in the upcoming elections in January 2027.
“So, we have decided to work harder, look after our people, demonstrate performance, and provide all the necessary social interventions that will make Nigerians happy. That is, in fact, the resolution we came up with this afternoon.”
