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From TONY JOHN, Port Harcourt
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum (PDPGF) has restated its solid stance in support of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on the political crisis in the party in the state.
The governors assured their readiness to engage the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party to revisit the congresses with a view to correcting the anomaly, while insisting that Governor Siminalayi Fubara must be allowed to take his rightful leadership position of the party in the state.
The PDP governors said these in a communiqué issued at the end of the forum’s 4th regular monthly meeting in 2024 at Government House, Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, on Friday.
The communiqué, which was read by the Chairman of the forum and Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Mohammed said, “The Forum notes the political impasse in Rivers State where court judgements are employed to determine the outcome of the party congresses.
“The PDP Governors’ Forum restates its stand with the Governor of Rivers State, and will engage the NWC of our great party to revisit the congress with a view to correcting the anomaly and allowing His Excellency, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, to take his rightful leadership position of the party in the State.”
The meeting, which deliberated on a number of burning national and intra-party issues, also commended the PDP governors for their matured handling of the #EndBadGovernance protests across the country, and urged the Federal Government to stop the blame game, and face governance squarely by addressing core policy issues with a view to reducing the sufferings of Nigerians.
Senator Mohammed said, “The meeting deliberated on crucial intra-party and governance matters affecting our states as well as those of overriding national interest and importance.
“The governors noted with a sigh of relief the end of the #EndBadGovernance protests which was edging to a major national crisis.
“We salute the dexterity of the governors, especially of the PDP extraction in handling the situation in their respective states with maturity, thereby restraining hoodlums and other unscrupulous elements from hijacking the protests.”
He also highlighted the concerns of the Forum in respect of the crisis in Edo State in the heat up to the upcoming governorship election, and urged the Federal Government to act with caution in resolving any issues arising therefrom.
Nine of the PDP governors attended the meeting, while four were absent.
