The Nigeria Governors Forum headed
by Governor Rotimi Amaechi may have postponed its post-election
meeting in deference to the office of the President.
by Governor Rotimi Amaechi may have postponed its post-election
meeting in deference to the office of the President.
The planned shift is reportedly
meant to demonstrate that the NGF headed by the Rivers State governor has no
personal problem with President Goodluk Jonathan.
meant to demonstrate that the NGF headed by the Rivers State governor has no
personal problem with President Goodluk Jonathan.
The NGF meeting, scheduled for 8pm
tonight, had clashed with a presidential dinner fixed by the President for the
same time.
tonight, had clashed with a presidential dinner fixed by the President for the
same time.
A source, who spoke in confidence,
said: “The NGF members are of the opinion that the Office of the President of
the Federal Republic of Nigeria should be respected . We have decided to defer
to this office and postpone our meeting tonight.
said: “The NGF members are of the opinion that the Office of the President of
the Federal Republic of Nigeria should be respected . We have decided to defer
to this office and postpone our meeting tonight.
“Since we are in the majority, if we
go ahead with the NGF meeting, we will be ridiculing the Office of the
President. We are not at war with Jonathan, we want to prove to him that the
NGF battle is not personal, it is about the sanctity of the ballot and
democracy.”
go ahead with the NGF meeting, we will be ridiculing the Office of the
President. We are not at war with Jonathan, we want to prove to him that the
NGF battle is not personal, it is about the sanctity of the ballot and
democracy.”
The source said the NGF also
want to show that neither Amaechi nor any of the 19 governors backing him is
after a do-or-die battle.
want to show that neither Amaechi nor any of the 19 governors backing him is
after a do-or-die battle.
Asked if the shift was not in
connection with alleged division of the NGF by the presidency, the source
denied the speculation saying the 19 governors are democrats who have respect
for the nation’s constitution and the President who is the number one symbol of
the nation’s democracy.
“Any of us could also be the nation’s President, we believe and we are
consulting that we should postpone the meeting in deference to the presidency.
We will old our meeting soon, ” the source stated
connection with alleged division of the NGF by the presidency, the source
denied the speculation saying the 19 governors are democrats who have respect
for the nation’s constitution and the President who is the number one symbol of
the nation’s democracy.
“Any of us could also be the nation’s President, we believe and we are
consulting that we should postpone the meeting in deference to the presidency.
We will old our meeting soon, ” the source stated
Source: The Nation
