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The PDP Governors Forum or PDPGF is a political and policy
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consisting of the state governors affiliated with the People's Democratic Party in Nigeria. The Forum was formed on 24 February 2013 when it split away from the
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(NGF). The PDPGF aims to provide a platform for governors to interact and exchange knowledge, ideas and experiences about how to move the party forward as well as to better coordinate programmes and policies in their various states. The Forum is led by a Chairperson, currently
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. He took over in June 2023 from
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the previous chairman of the Forum.


List of current PDP governors

There are currently 10 PDP state governors:


List of PDPGF chairs

Since the organization's inception in 2013, the positions of chair and deputy chair have been chosen by the Forum members from among their number. The following is a list of current and former PDPGF chairs.


See also

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National Working Committee The PDP National Working Committee, also known by its acronym NWC, is the Committee#Executive committee, executive committee of the People's Democratic Party (Nigeria), People's Democratic Party in Nigeria. The NWC is composed of 12 members, all o ...
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Rivers State People's Democratic Party The Rivers State Peoples Democratic Party, also referred to as Rivers PDP, is the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria), Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State, Nigeria. It is currently chaired by businessman and Philanthrop ...


References

{{reflist Governors Forum Peoples Democratic Party state governors of Nigeria 2013 establishments in Nigeria State governors of Nigeria Political organizations based in Nigeria Organizations established in 2013