The PDP Governors’ Forum held its regular meeting on Monday, 17th January 2022, at the Rivers State Government House, Port Harcourt, the first in the new year. According to Reports, The meeting reviewed the state of the PDP States and that of the nation.
Upon concluding the meeting which saw the attendance of Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State who also Chairs the forum,
Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State,
Gov.Douye Diri of Bayelsa State
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue State,
Gov.Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State,
Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State,
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and host,
Gov. Engr. Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde of Oyo State
Gov. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State,
Gov. Darius Ishaku of Taraba State, and
Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, the governors issued a Communique.
Addressing the press, The PDP Governors congratulated the party for conducting a smooth and credible National Convention that led to the emergence of Senator Dr. Iyorchia Ayu-led National Executive Committee and commended the new PDP NWC for already repositioning the PDP into a credible vehicle for RESCUING and REBUILDING Nigeria.
The Governors requested the National Assembly to quickly conclude deliberations on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill either by overriding Mr President’s veto or deleting areas of complaints so as to deny Mr President the opportunity to once again truncate a reformed Electoral jurisprudence for Nigeria as An early concluded Electoral Act is vital for credible elections.
The meeting lamented the continued state of insecurity in the country, insisting that the strategies to confront terrorists, kidnappers, bandits and other criminals is still a major problem of the APC administration. It urged Mr President to reconsider his position and consider decentralisation and restructuring of the security architecture as the most viable solution, together with proper arming, funding and training requirements for Security Agencies.
The Forum also lamented that Nigerian Economy has continued to deteriorate and Nigerians have become numb and accustomed to bad economic news, stating that it is clear the APC Government is a massive failure when compared with the records of PDP in government.
The PDP Governors noted that the management of the nation’s Oil and Gas resources, as well as the administration of Federation Account remittances have remained opaque, confusing and non – transparent, adding that the transition to NNPC Ltd under the Petroleum Industry Act has not been properly streamlined.
The meeting further urged eligible Nigerians of all walks of life, particularly the Youths, to register en masse with INEC to exercise their franchise in the 2023 general elections so as to end the dominance of the APC Government while also congratulating the Chief Host, Governor Nyesom Wike for hosting the meeting together with the great leadership performance he has entrenched in Rivers State.
