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From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja
Governors under the auspices of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) held their first meeting of the year in Abuja, yesterday, but failed to honour their late member, Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu.
He died on December 27, 2023 during a protracted illness, but the forum could not honour him while addressing newsmen after the marathon meeting or roll out any plan to pay condolence visit to his family.
Akeredolu, who has been replaced in the forum by his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, was onetime chairman of the South West Governors’ Forum and the chairman, Southern Governors’ Forum.
Though the South West Governors’ Forum had paid a condolences visit on the family, APC PGF could not disclose any plan to do so even when the Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, spoke to newsmen after the meeting.
Curiously, APC PGF has also reluctantly refused to issued a condolence message or statement in honour of the late Akeredolu.
However, Uzodimma disclosed members of the forum were strongly behind President Bola Tinubu’s action against the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu.
He said: “The only perfect being we have observed and noticed is the Almighty God. The functions of government include encouraging good things and good appointees and discouraging bad things and bad appointees.
“Like you said, it is just an allegation and in the wisdom of the president, it is being investigated, it is after the investigation is completed and the report made available that the government will now take final decision. So, don’t be in a hurry and don’t allow any sickness like anxiety cirrhosis.”
