Nigeria, April 17 -- Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are currently in the meeting ahead of the National Executive Committee (NEC) slated for Thursday in Abuja.

The governors are meeting behind closed-doors at the Akwa Ibom Governor's Lodge in Asokoro District of the nation's capital.

Governors sighted at the meeting are Similaye Fubara (Rivers), Ahmadu Fintiri (Adamawa), Umo Eno (Akwa Ibom), Douye Diri (Bayelsa) and Bala Mohammed (Bauchi) who is the chairman of the PDP Governors Forum.

The newly-appointed Deputy Governor of Edo State, Omobayo Godwin, is also in attendance.

It was gathered that the other governors are being expected. They are Ademola Adeleke (Osun), Peter Mbah (Enugu), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Kefas Agbu (Ta...