{"id":5061,"date":"2013-06-16T18:24:54","date_gmt":"2013-06-16T18:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/amaechi-disowns-governors-meeting\/"},"modified":"2013-06-16T18:24:54","modified_gmt":"2013-06-16T18:24:54","slug":"amaechi-disowns-governors-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/amaechi-disowns-governors-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Amaechi disowns governors\u2019 meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Governor Rotimi Amaechi, chairman of Nigerian Governors Forum has dismissed a planned meeting of another forum of minority Nigerian governors slated for Monday, June 17.<\/p>\n

In a statement he personally signed, Governor Amaechi said: \u201cOn Saturday June 15 and Sunday June 16, reports in the media credited to my brother governor, Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State announced that he has called for a Nigeria Governors\u2019 Forum meeting.<\/p>\n

\u201cOrdinarily I would have ignored these reports as I do not imagine that as governors who hold our people\u2019s mandate through the democratic process of free and fair elections, we would do anything to impugn our integrity. <\/p>\n

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Amaechi: Chair of Nigeria’s Governors Forum<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

“However as Chairman of the Nigeria Governor\u2019s Forum, elected by my colleagues to safeguard their integrity and that of the forum it has become imperative for me to request my brother and Governor Jang to remain within the confines of decorum and cease to impersonate me and to stop parading himself as NGF chairman. There is only one chairman of the forum, duly elected by a vote tally of 19: 16 on Thursday, May 23, 2013.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the avoidance of doubt, I as chairman of the NGF have not called for any Governors\u2019 Forum meeting for Monday, June 17, 2013. The only meeting scheduled for Monday June 17, is a meeting of all Governors with His Excellency, President Goodluck Jonathan scheduled to hold at 9pm at Aso Rock Villa. All governors should please ensure attendance at this meeting with Mr. President.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wish to reassure my brother governors that this storm shall pass and we all will be reunited as one family committed to our nation\u2019s unity and supporting Mr. President in his vision for a Nigeria that safeguards the rights of all its citizens to good governance and democratic norms.<\/p>\n

\u201cGovernor Jang is my brother and friend and I harbor no ill feelings against him, but it is important that he stops this impersonation, as it could threaten all the good work we all have done together.<\/p>\n

\u201cMay I remind Governor Jang that there is a legal action that has been instituted against him by Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State from parading himself as the chairman of NGF. As leaders elected by our people, Nigerians are closely watching us. We must comport our selves according the dictates and principles of democratic and lawful practices and norms.\u201d<\/p>\n

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