NGF: Edo Assembly congratulates Amaechi, urges Jang to concede defeat

Majority Leader of Edo State House of Assembly, Mr. Philip Shaibu, has warned that the alleged involvement of the Presidency in the ongoing crisis rocking the Nigeria Governors’ Forum was diversionary.

He said the Presidency should instead tackle the security and developmental problems facing the country.

Shaibu, who congratulated Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State on behalf of his colleagues, said his re-election as Chairman of NGF, was remarkable and worth celebration.

He reminded Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State that the country was bigger than any political party, and admonished him to accept the result of the election rather than creating unnecessary tension.

“Nigeria has grown above the politics of do or die. The problem of industrialisation, unemployment should occupy us more,” he said.

Speaking in same vein, Coalition to Save Nigeria, CSN, led by Dr Philip Ugbodaga, said “what happened at the NGF election is disheartening and speaks volumes about what to expect in 2015. It is not surprising that a body consisting of only 36 Nigerian governors is unable to conduct an election to change its leadership.”

“The show of shame that played out is symptomatic of the general electoral immaturity that has characterised our electoral history since independence.”

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