Governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress have
kicked against the plan to nominate Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele
Fayose, as the Deputy Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF.
Report
says members of the NGF, who would meeting on Wednesday, ahead of the
National Economic Forum on Thursday, are likely to settle for a deputy
chairman.
Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, was unanimously
chosen as the chairman following the expiration of the tenure of
ex-Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi.
Punch claims that there were plans to impose Fayose as deputy chairman “to spite” the APC.
According
to an insider, “You know the level of antagonism suffered by our party
and President (Muhammadu) Buhari before, during and after the elections
in the hands of governor Fayose.
“Having
him as deputy chairman of the NGF is like rewarding him for his
indiscretions; governors are poised to block his emergence.”
Those
against Fayose’s candidacy stressed that his kind of politics is
divisive and should not be allowed to take the centre stage.
Chairman
of the Progressives Governors Forum, Rochas Okorocha was yet to react
to the development as he is currently in the United States with
President Muhammadu Buhari.
His Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Sam
Onwuemeobi, said, “His Excellency has travelled out of the country. He
went to the UK and will also go to the US to join the President’s
delegation.”
On his part, the Deputy National Publicity Secretary
of the PDP, Alhaji Abdullahi Jalo said if there was any position meant
to be occupied by a PDP governor, the ruling APC has no right to stop
it.
Jalo said, “The PDP as a political party has the right to
nominate and support any of its governors to occupy any position given
to the party.
“The
issue of some governors opposing a governor chosen by our governors to
represent them does not even arise. It is entirely our business as a
party to choose anyone of our members we feel can best represent our
interest anywhere at any time”.
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