Fresh Crisis In Governors Forum As PDP Governors Move To Boycott Meetings

Fresh crisis is in the offing in the Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF, as PDP governors have given indication to boycott future meetings of the forum.

A close aide to one of the governors in the South East confided in our correspondent that the crisis has to do with the utterances and side-lining of governors of the opposition in national matters and the apparent lopsided anti-corruption war.

The aide who asked not to be named said that during the last meeting of the NGF in Abuja on Wednesday, Governors Adams and Oshiomole of Edo State and Governor Amosun of Ogun State were rude to the Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, while the chairman of the NGF, Governor Abdulaziz Yari severally ignored attempts by PDP governors to contribute to debate.

“It is apparent that the NGF cannot work with the way things are being handled by governors of the APC. How can Oshiomole say that if it were during the PDP as the ruling party, Edo State would have been denied the $76million World Bank Bond.

“I can recall that Lagos State government under former Governor Fashola got World Bank loan, same for other opposition governors. To reduce contribution at a meeting of equals to such matter is unfortunate.

“Besides, the APC governors opposed any of the PDP governors including our chairman, Mimiko, from being part of the UN delegation. Is it not obvious there is no need for the NGF?” The aide queried.

It would be recalled that the NGF was factionalised over the election of a chairman some few years ago and only became united after the swearing-in of the government of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Efforts to get the reaction of the Coordinator of the PDP Governors Forum, Earl Osaro Onaiwu, was unsuccessful as he did not pick his calls and failed to respond to text messages sent to him.