Two weeks after 35 governors converged on Abuja to pick the chairman of
Nigeria Governors Forum, the controversy still rages. At present, there
are two chairmen of the forum. While Rivers State governor, Rotimi
Amaechi, who won the election, is insisting that he is the authentic
Chairman, Plateau State governor, Jonah Jang, who was affirmed by some
other governors after the election, said he is the only chairman.
And each of the governors claiming to be the true leader of NGF has supporters...
In the election held on Friday, May 24, Amaechi
polled 19 votes, while Jang garnered 16. Some governors, led by Akwa
Ibom State governor, Godswill Akpabio, who had earlier secured
endorsement for Jang, from the Northern Governors’ Forum, South South
Governors Forum and South East Governors Forum, had come out of the
meeting to declare that Jang was their chairman.