By Abdullahi Mohammed
The Northern States Governors’ Forum, NSGF, has resolved to foster peace and synergy between the two factions of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum,NGF with a pledge to ensure one indivisible and united NGF.
After an attempt allegedly by the presidency to stop the election of Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi as chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum failed, Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau state who was defeated by Amaechi during an election by governor has been encouraged to position himself as the chairman of the NGF, thus weakening the NGF.Jang’s 16 votes suddenly became greater than Amaechi’s 19 votes.
The crisis which rocked the forum has been seen as the precursor to several misshaps that befell the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP .All this culminated in the ruling party’s defeat at the 2015 general elections.
Speaking after the meeting of the Northern Governors held at the Niger State Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja on Monday ,Chairman of the Forum and Niger State Governor, Muazu Babangida Aliyu said that the move to mediate and unite all the Governors would among others, help re- enact the body for a greater Nigeria.
He said, ” the goal is to mediate and unite the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF that has been fragmented in the past few years.”
Governor Aliyu also revealed that the northern governors have resolved to address the Boko Haram insurgency in the north,which he said would soon be a thing of the past
The northern governors also agreed to solve the problems of poverty, marginalization, unemployment in the north.He said the governors have equally agreed to revive the long asleep New Nigeria Company in Kaduna.
