Nigeria, April 2 -- The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has hailed the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the national level for re-affirming the date for the South-west Zonal Congress.

Mr Makinde in a statement on Friday said the decision of the National Working Committee of the party to go ahead with Saturday, April 10, as the congress date is commendable.

"As the only serving PDP governor in the Southwest and an invested party in the PDP's growth and development, I commend the National Working Committee (NWC) for the decision to go ahead with the Southwest Congress.

"I am glad that they bowed to superior reasoning regarding the congress. I am also happy that the congress will be held in Ibadan, Oyo State, in line ...