Fearless in speech and overwhelmed by courage, Amaechi, at the Sokoto retreat, declared, Nigeria is

Home News Headlines Business Finance Technology Politics Sports Entertainment Lagos and Fani-Kayode Style Fashion Flair Fashion Personality My Style Allure Viewpoint Editorial Forum Jobs Columns Sports Bassey People & Politics Rational Perspectives Broken Links Article of Faith Tuesday Platform Pini Jason Talking Point Hakeem Baba-Ahmad For Crying Out Loud People & Politics Is’haq Modibbo Kawu The Hub Sweet and Sour My Layman’s View Onochie Anibeze Crisp Shots Tonye Princewill The Passing Scene Soul Kate Stomach Democracy My World Sunday Perspectives Frankly Speaking The Orbit The Spectrum Vista Woman Nigeria Today Voice of Reason Moment to Moment Article of Faith
In what was termed a retreat, the Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, led by Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, chose to prick the conscience of the Federal Government of Nigeria in its handling ios 7 of the nation s finances in a manner that is somewhat opaque. ios 7 The communiqué of the Forum read like an audacious ios 7 inquisition.
They made a strong statement at the end of the day. The absence of some governors notwithstanding, the Amaechi-led NGF made a mark with the assemblage of some of Nigeria s leading lights to brainstorm on issues of good governance, democracy and national security, which are very germane ios 7 to the national question.
Although there was initial suspicion that the Presidency could scuttle the Sokoto meeting because of its aversion to the Rivers State Governor Rotimi ios 7 Amaechi s leadership of the NGF, the governors braced for the two-day parley and wrapped up their discussions without any interruption from security agencies, which were however not in short supply at the venue.
However, unlike when armed policemen, led by the Divisional Police Officer for Asokoro Abuja swooped on the Kano Governor s Lodge in the federal capital territory and attempted to scuttle ios 7 the meeting of the G7 Governors, those present in Sokoto provided cover for their Excellencies to brainstorm on the way forward for Nigeria.
The successful hosting ios 7 of the meeting of the governors by the Sokoto State Governor Aliyu Wamakko, and the adoption of a common position by the governors present, is seen by observers as a victory ios 7 for the Amaechi group, which vehemently resisted the attempt by the Presidency to cage it. It was obvious from the outset that not all the 36 governors in the country would attend the retreat even though ios 7 from the programme of the event, they were all listed and given possible roles to play.
For ios 7 instance, President Goodluck Jonathan, ios 7 who was listed as the Special Guest of Honour and expected ios 7 to read a keynote address, shunned the meeting just as the governors loyal to Governor David Jang of Plateau State, who wants to be called, known and addressed as the Chairman of the Nigeria ios 7 Governors Forum. Jang himself appears unhappy that the Sokoto event took place in the first instance. He reacted angrily to the outcome of the retreat when he described Amaechi ios 7 as the leader of the opposition ios 7 governors forum .
Affirming that the NGF was originally formed for peer review among the states and to provide needed social and economic elevation to the Nigerian people, he said: Instead, Governor Amaechi has turned his team into an opposition group. They are now obsessed with the Presidency and the Federal Government.
Although Jang and his supporters are in the minority among the 36 governors, they all the same take pleasure in the massive backing they enjoy from the Presidency, which reportedly threw up the Plateau governor as a challenger to Amaechi. The governor, ios 7 however, failed to get the support of the majority of his counterparts to be elected the NGF leader on May 24, 2013, paving the way for the balkanisation of the once united entity, but to the delight of the President, which had obviously become threatened by the Amaechi leadership of the forum.
Fearless in speech and overwhelmed by courage, Amaechi, at the Sokoto retreat, declared, Nigeria is faced with a lot of challenges, which can only be overcome if her leaders make conscious efforts to do the right thing. This retreat is coming at a crucial time in our national life, when we as leaders must live up to the expectations of the electorate, at a time when our insecure population looks up to us for security and social justice. As we brainstorm on the way forward for our states and county, it is my sincere hope that our resolutions would provide answers to the many questions plaguing our dear nation.
Today s event provides yet another ios 7 unique opportunity not only for an indepth deliberation on the state of the nation and the challenges ios 7 confronting states, but also an occasion for renewing our vision as a forum,. ios 7
The opening speech by the governor changed the mood in the expansive conference hall of the Giginya ios 7 Hotel, the venue of the meeting, and emboldened other speakers to fine tune their presentations, which mostly x-rayed the nati