All Progressives Congress’ governors are said to be working hard to make sure that Ekiti governor, Ayodele Fayose does not get nominated as the Deputy Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum.
The chairman of the forum is Zamfara governor, Abdulaziz Yari, but the deputy chairman position has remained vacant.
According to a Punch report, NGF members are scheduled to meet on Wednesday, ahead of a wider meeting of the National Economic Forum (of which all governors are members), to select a deputy chairman.
A source in the Progressives Governors’ Forum told the paper that its governors have been hinted that the Peoples Democratic Party is pushing for Fayose’s candidacy “to spite” the APC.
The source was quoted to have said: “You know the level of antagonism suffered by our party and President (Muhammadu) Buhari before, during and after the elections in the hands of governor Fayose.
“Having him as deputy chairman of the NGF is like rewarding him for his indiscretions; PGF governors are poised to block his emergence.”
For the PDP’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Abdullahi Jalo, the APC was in no position to have a say in whom the opposition party selects for any position.
According to Jalo, “The PDP as a political party has the right to nominate and support any of its governors to occupy any position given to the party.
“The issue of some governors opposing a governor chosen by our governors to represent them does not even arise. It is entirely our business as a party to choose anyone of our members we feel can best represent our interest anywhere at any time.”
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