The impasse created in Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) controlled states over the insistence by the second term governors to anoint their successors is yet to be resolved.
The meeting initiated by the National Chairman of the party, Adamu Muazu ended in a deadlock on Wednesday.
A Daily Sun source revealed that at a meeting held in the residence of Adamu Muazu, with the governors they could not agree on conditions set by the  national chairman of the party and had to fix a fresh meeting for this weekend.
Recall that while certain governors seeking for fresh mandate are insisting on automatic tickets, the outgoing governors have since endorsed their successors and simultaneously itching for automatic senatorial tickets  from the party.
The declaration by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) cautioning state chapters and leaders of the party in the PDP controlled states against endorsement of aspirants had since been rebuffed by the governors who are party leaders in their respective states.
Daily Sun checks revealed that among second term governors with senatorial ambition include, Enugu State Governor, Sullivan Chime, who wants to replace Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu. His Ebonyi and Delta states counterparts, Martin Elechi and Emmanuel Uduaghan are likely to displace Senator Chris Nwankwo and Senator James Manager. Others lining up for senatorial tickets are  Cross River State Governor, Liyel Imoke and Akwa-Ibom State Governor,  Godswill Akpabio of Delta, who are likely to replace Senator Ndoma-Egba and Aloysius Etok.
In Benue State, the incumbent governor,  Gabriel Suswam is set to upstage former national chairman of the party, Senator Barnabas Gemade.
Niger State Governor and Chairman, Northern States Governors’ Forum, Babangida Aliyu is seeking a senatorial ticket, an ambition that will set him against the sitting Senator,  Nuhu Zagbayi.
Daily Sun source further revealed that while the governors and Adamu Muazu reconvene this week, conditions will be set for the outgoing governors set for the Senate as he noted that the party was worried that conceding automatic senatorial  tickets to them would deprive the Red Chamber of high ranking senators.
“The truth is that the pressure has always been there since the issue of the president’s endorsement was concluded at our last NEC meeting. It has taken a very dangerous dimension because our desire to strengthen our National Assembly, especially the Senate so that the polity could benefit from their wealth of experience is restrained and the governors’ desire to go to the Senate is setting a big constraint on our desire for this.
“While we believe that the governors are our field commanders, we cannot say that our senators are no more useful and should be discarded; so, we have outlined some acceptable conditions that will guide both the governors and the senators, because especially the governors, they cannot have everything to themselves without consideration for others.
“We are going to tell them politely that if a governor wishes to go to the Senate, fine, but such cannot be the one to anoint a successor, and if at all, let the senator any governor wishes to replace also take the governorship slot,” he argued.

Automatic ticket: Muazu, PDP govs’ meeting deadlocked