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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