PDP governors, opposition shun Jang’s Nigeria Governors Forum meeting

The meeting was attended by 16 governors.
Many governors of the ruling Peoples
Democratic Party shunned a Monday
evening meeting called by Governor Jonah
Jang of Plateau.
Mr. Jang, the self-proclaimed chairman of
the Nigeria Governors Forum, had called
the meeting to discuss crucial national
issues including revenue sharing between
the federal and state governments.
PDP governors including Sule Lamido of
Jigawa, Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto,
Babangida Aliyu of Niger, Murtala Nyako of
Adamawa, and Seidu Dakingari of Kebbi all
shunned the meeting.
All the 11 governors who are members of
the newly formed All Progressives Congress
also shunned the meeting.
The meeting was, however, attended by 16
governors, who are believed to be loyal to
Mr. Jang. The governors are expected to
meet with President Goodluck Jonathan
after the meeting.
Mr. Jang had lost last month’s election of
the governors’ forum chairman to Rotimi
Amaechi of Rivers by 16 to 19 votes, but
rejected the result.
Meanwhile, the plateau governor said he is
not an impostor, in response to a warning
by his Rivers State counterpart, Rotimi
Amaechi, that he should stop
impersonating him.
“Am I claiming to be the Governor of Rivers
State? he asked journalists in Abuja after a
meeting of his faction of the NGF. “How am
I then impersonating him?”