Governors elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP), have accused the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), of running down the nations economy and inflicting untold hardship on Nigerians.
The governors, under the umbrella body of PDP Governors, expressed dismay and grave concern over what they called unprecedented hardship faced by the majority of Nigerians as a result of the dismal performance of the APC-led federal government.
They also frowned at the long delay in the minimum wage negotiations.
Rising from a meeting hosted by Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, the governors welcomed the autonomy granted Local Government Councils, and said that they believe in the efficacy of the Local Government system which ensures that governance is taken closer to the people, as enshrined in the Constitution.
The Forum also frowned at what it called the destruction of good institutions and developments put in place by the party when it was in power at the federal level by the ruling APC.
The Forum expressed strong support for the Governor of Rivers State in his political battle and said that a political solution that would bring peace to the state would be initiated.
A communiqu issued from the meeting read by the Forums Chairman, Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State said: The unprecedented hardship faced by the majority of Nigerians as a result of the dismal performance of the APC-led federal government, the minimum wage negotiations and the recurring issue of inter-governmental relations with special reference to local government autonomy and funding.
“Following an exhaustive discussion and consultations with all the organs of the party as you can see here, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Party.
In the spirit of the founding fathers of our great party who adopted internal democracy as a fundamental principle on which our party was built, the congresses leading to the elections of the party leaders at the various tiers must be all-inclusive, transparent, fair and in compliance with the constitution of our party. To ensure the successful conduct of the congresses of the 36 States of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory.
