All is set for today’s meeting of
the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) which was convened by the Chairman of the
Forum, Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi.
Also, the Presidency yesterday
started reaching out to governors of on the motive behind the dinner planned by
President Goodluck Jonathan.
The presidency said the dinner is
designed to be a book launch by the President.
But the governors were still kept in
the dark on the nature of the book from the President.
The pro-Amaechi governors remained
adamant last night on their decision to hold the NGF meeting.
They have however told presidential
emissaries that they bear no personal grudges against the President.
A governor, who spoke in confidence
with our correspondent, said: “We have consulted all over; we are going ahead
with the NGF meeting convened by Amaechi. All is set for the meeting.
“We have also warned our members to
be careful in attending the dinner first because they might use it to tie them
down from coming to the NGF session. No governor will want to walk out on the
President.
“But our position is that we can
attend the dinner after the NGF meeting if it won’t be too late for the
presidency.”
Another governor said: “The
presidency has been trying to reach out to the governors to defend the
rationale behind the dinner.
“They have persuaded us to attend
the presidential dinner. When I asked, they said the dinner is about a book
launch by the President. We have not seen a copy of the book and no one could
tell us the title.
“It is all about plot to divide the
governors and stop pro-Amaechi members of the NGF from holding their meeting.
We are however ready for this session.”
Source: The Nation
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