{"id":4229,"date":"2013-05-26T03:29:12","date_gmt":"2013-05-26T03:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/jonathan-denies-involvement-in-ngf-crisis\/"},"modified":"2013-05-26T03:29:12","modified_gmt":"2013-05-26T03:29:12","slug":"jonathan-denies-involvement-in-ngf-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/jonathan-denies-involvement-in-ngf-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan Denies Involvement in NGF Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Presidency had denied any involvement in the crisis that has engulfed the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) even though it is widely believed President Goodluck Jonathan orchestrated a failed plan to ensure that the winner of the just-concluded chairmanship seat and Governor of Rivers State, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi lost in the election.<\/p>\n

Amaechi had defeated Jonah Jang of Plateau State by 19 to 16 votes in the election held on Friday, albeit northern governors had endorsed Jang hours before the election.<\/p>\n

According to a statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, the president \u201cnoted with regret the mischievous efforts by sections of the mass media to portray President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan as an interested party and the main loser in yesterday\u2019s election of the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF).<\/p>\n

\u201cContrary to the impression of presidential partisanship and interference in the affairs of the Governors Forum erroneously conveyed by some headlines in the media today, President Jonathan who is currently leading Nigeria\u2019s delegation to the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa had no preferred candidate in the NGF elections and could therefore not have been ‘floored’ by any other candidate as some newspapers sensationally reported.\u201d<\/p>\n

The statement said that President Jonathan has the greatest possible respect for the Nigerian Governors Forum as an independent body of mature, responsible, and knowledgeable elected political leaders who have a critical role to play in strengthening democratic governance in the country, and who are quite capable of running their own affairs without being tele-guided, as some media reports misleadingly implied.<\/p>\n

It added that the president has always shown a willingness to work harmoniously with any leadership freely and independently chosen by the NGF for the collective progress and development of all sections of the country and will continue to do so.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has not in the present instance or ever before,\u00a0interfered in elections to leadership positions in the Governors Forum. Reports in the media which convey that impression are totally off the mark and the handiwork of mischievous individuals and groups with the intention of sowing the seeds of discord and disunity in the polity,@ the statement reiterated.<\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Jonathan trusts that as true democrats and respected national political leaders, members of the Governors Forum will quickly resolve the issues and differences amongst them which emerged yesterday and continue to contribute effectively to national development as a strong and progressive body.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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