Prominent leaders from the Niger Delta, under the umbrella of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), are set to hold discussions with President Bola Tinubu this morning at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
PANDEF—founded by the late statesman Senator Edwin Clark—acts as the collective voice of traditional rulers, leaders, and key stakeholders from the coastal states of the Niger Delta.
Following their engagement with President Tinubu, the delegation will later meet with Senate President Godswill Akpabio and lawmakers from the South-South region in the afternoon.
The forum’s Board of Trustees is co-chaired by former governors HRM Alfred Diete-Spiff of old Rivers State and Obong Victor Attah of Akwa Ibom State.
Ambassador Godknows Igali, a seasoned diplomat and former federal permanent secretary, serves as PANDEF’s National Chairman.
A senior member of the group, speaking to journalists, revealed that PANDEF leaders had held an expanded National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting at Transcorp Hilton in Abuja on Monday.
“We will have an interactive session with Mr. President at the Villa this morning, and later in the afternoon, we will engage with the Senate President and all South-South National Assembly members,” the source stated.
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