Jonathan Nwokpor
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Amidst the ongoing PDP turmoil in the state, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has reiterated its support for Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
The governors promised to discuss any inconsistencies from the most recent congresses in Rivers State with the party’s National Working Committee (NWC). They underlined that Governor Fubara ought to be permitted to take up his legitimate position as the state’s party leader.
Following the forum’s fourth regular monthly meeting on Friday at Government House in Jalingo, Taraba State’s capital, a communiqué outlining this stance was made public.
The communiqué was delivered by the forum’s chairman and the governor of Bauchi State Senator Bala Mohammed, and it was signed by Chief Press Secretary Nelson Chukwudi to Governor Fubara.
Mohammed said, “The Forum notes the political impasse in Rivers State, where court judgments are employed to determine the outcome of the party congresses.
“The PDP Governors’ Forum restates its support for 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 in the party in the State.”
Regarding the recently concluded #EndBadGovernance protests across the nation, the PDP Governors’ Forum also asked the Federal Government to put an end to the blame game and concentrate on governance by solving fundamental policy concerns with the goal of lessening Nigerians’ suffering.
“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 toward a major national crisis.
“We salute the dexterity of the Governors, especially those of the PDP, in handling the situation in their respective states with maturity, thereby restraining hoodlums and other unscrupulous elements from hijacking the protests.
“The Forum reiterates that peaceful protests are the inalienable rights of citizens through which they vent their genuine grievances.
“The Forum commiserates with the families of those innocent souls that were lost and calls on the Federal Government to ensure a fair and speedy trial of those who were arrested.
“The Forum laments that rather than undertake a review of macro-economic and social policies with a view to giving them a human face, the Federal Government has resorted to blackmail.
“We call on Mr. President to show statesmanship by restraining his officials from blame games that make the sub-nationals look bad by mentioning piecemeal interventions that cannot solve the problem.
“We remain unshaken in our firm resolve to stand with the suffering Nigerian masses and to take all legitimate steps to ameliorate their plight.”
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