{"id":14295,"date":"2023-07-12T12:25:20","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T12:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/?p=14295"},"modified":"2023-07-12T12:25:20","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T12:25:20","slug":"pdp-governors-meet-in-abuja-over-party-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/?p=14295","title":{"rendered":"PDP Governors Meet In Abuja Over Party Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The Peoples Democratic Party Governors\u2019 Forum (PDP-GF) has called on the federal government to tackle insecurity in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The PDP governors made the appeal in a communique issued after their meeting on Tuesday in Abuja.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The communique was read by the forum\u2019s Chairman, Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Mr Mohammed said the governors at the meeting expressed their concerns on the deteriorating security situation in the country, especially the destruction of lives and properties in Plateau and Zamfara States, among others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">\u201cThe meeting consequently advised the federal government and security agencies to rise to the situation and bring the situation under control.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">\u201cIn the interim, the forum would cooperate with the federal government on issues concerning the welfare of Nigerians and good governance while striving to maintain the independence and autonomy of the forum through offering constructive criticisms where necessary,\u201d Mr Mohammed said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">He also called on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumtimesng.com\/news\/top-news\/607812-inec-closes-defence-in-atikus-petition-challenging-tinubus-election.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"s1\">Independent National Electoral Commission<\/span><\/a> (INEC), the security agencies, and the federal government to be neutral in the off-season elections in Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo States.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Mr Mohammed said the meeting resolved to work together and unite the forum.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">\u201cThe aim of the forum is to provide a platform for peer review of issues, policies, programmes and achievements (legacy projects) of member-Governors across the PDP States,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Asked about their stand on a PDP substantive national chair, Mr Mohammed said it was an affair for the party to decide, not the governors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that all the governors elected on the platform of PDP were in attendance except that of Rivers, Siminalayi Fubara.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">When asked why he was not at the meeting, Mr Mohammed explained that Mr Fubara took the excuse that he would not be able to attend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The forum chair, however, assured that all PDP governors are united.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">(<a href=\"http:\/\/nannews.ng\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"s1\">NAN<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Peoples Democratic Party Governors\u2019 Forum (PDP-GF) has called on the federal government to tackle insecurity in the 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