The Director-General made the remark on Wednesday in Kano at the inaugural meeting of the NGF State Peer Review Mechanism with members of the state executive council
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Amaechi, who read the communiqué of the meeting to newsmen, said the Forum noted that the NEC meeting had been postponed for five consecutive months without reasons
She also denied the allegation by the Rivers State Government that she refused to sign a $200 million African Development Bank loan for water projects in Rivers State
Kukah, who was a guest speaker at the second NGF retreat holding in Sokoto, made the call on Saturday, saying it was imperative for the forum to remain united
It stressed that governors would persist in efforts to ensure more effective devolution of powers to safeguard democracy and promote rapid development in the country
Fayemi made this remark in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Sokoto on Saturday, venue of the two-day retreat being hosted by the Sokoto State Government
As exclusively reported by The Eagle Online, the leadership of the nPDP had on Monday night planned to visit the National Assembly as it resumed on Tuesday
Amaechi, who made the move to have a private meeting with Jonathan when he received the President at the Port Harcourt International Airport, was stylishly turned down
Amaechi called the meeting to coincide with a dinner organised by President Goodluck Jonathan for the governors at the Presidential Villa
It will be recalled that Governor Rotimi Amaechi, the recently re-elected NGF chairman, had warned his Plateau state counterpart, Governor Jang, to stop impersonating him when the latter summoned the NGF meeting for Monday
A highly placed source within the party told The Eagle Online on Sunday night that sequel to the pronouncement of the court that the congresses that produced the leadership of the party were null and void, which led to the removal of some national officers, it had become apparent that steps needed to be taken to correct the anomaly
Amaechi said that the Plateau State governor, who declared himself the chairman of the NGF after losing in an election to him by 19 votes to 16, has now gone further to call a meeting of the forum for Monday
He said: “It was unfortunate that election that was conducted by 35 persons could not provide a credible result to Nigerians
But this too goes for the opposition politicians, who have not equally shown the preparedness to accept defeat as they accept victory
Amaechi on Friday scored 19 votes to defeat the Plateau State Governor, Jonah Jang, the eventual candidate of Jonathan and the Presidency, on his way to retaining his seat
Anenih told the governors, federal lawmakers and state chairmen of the PDP from the South-South geopolitical zone, in Asaba, Delta State, that the opposition political parties congregating under the All Progressives Congress banner might be a threat to the PDP hegemony
In particular, the report singled out Obi, who is seen as the worse culprit, noting that he has not conducted local government election since he came into office more than seven years ago
If Amaechi were in the opposition it can be brought home the speculation making the rounds that he is against Jonathan. How can he be against Jonathan when virtually 85 per cent of the NGF’s members are PDP?
While contending that the PDPGF will not compete with the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, he said it will rather hasten decision making process since other parties such as the Action Congress of Nigeria and the All Nigeria Peoples Party also have similar bodies
The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Barrister Godswill Akpabio, emerged as the chairman of the newly-formed group