Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum, the Governor of Rivers State, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, was among six governors that were not at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors' Forum meeting, which held in Abuja on Monday night.
(http://www.channelstv.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Godswill-Akpabio-300x269.jpg) (http://www.channelstv.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Godswill-Akpabio.jpg)An elated Governor of Akwa Ibom, Godswill Akpabio Also absent at the PDP Governors' Forum meeting were the governors of Jigawa state; Sule Lamido; Dr. Babangida Aliyu of Niger state, Seidu Dakingari of Kebbi state, Aliyu Wamako of Sokoto state, Musa Kwakwanso of Kano state and Sulivan Chime of Enugu state.
No reason was given for the absence of the six governors, who were also not represented.
Eight other governors, who were not at the meeting, sent their deputies.
However, at the end of the meeting, chairman of the group, Godswill Akpabio, told journalists his group would step up service delivery with a view to ensuring development across the country.
Mr Akpabio, gave the assurance while briefing newsmen after the forum's meeting which ended in the early hours of Tuesday in Abuja.
"We want to reassure Nigerians who have reposed their confidence in us from 1999 to run the affairs of this nation that we are equal to the task and that we will not let them down," he said.
He also debunked speculations that some PDP governors planned to join the yet-to-be-registered All Progressives Congress (APC), a group formed by opposition parties.
He claimed the speculation was false, stressing that the union of PDP governors and PDP states were intact.
Mr. Akpabio said that instead of any PDP governor defecting to opposition party, the party governors were determined to work together for the party to win more states in 2015 through democratic process.
He said this would be achieved through the party`s good policies and delivery of democracy dividend in state controlled by the party.
He expressed the confidence that non-PDP states would see the need to vote for PDP government in 2015 because of the development strides of the present PDP governors.
Mr. Akpabio also said that the forum had set up a five-man security committee to evaluate and assess the country`s security situation. The committee, to be called the PDP Governors' Forum Security Advisory Committee, is to be headed by Gov. Muritala Nyako of Adamawa.
According to him, the committee will also proffer solutions and suggest ways in which the forum can collaborate with the Federal Government and the public to curb crime in the society.
Mr. Akpabio further said that the forum resolved to propose a review of the constitution of the main Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) to ensure stability.
He however said that the PDPGF would work in harmony with the NGF, stressing that the PDPGF was not created to destroy the NGF.
He added that the two bodies would collaborate to ensure that Nigerian governors spoke in one voice for the benefit of all Nigerians and to deepen the country`s democracy.
Seven governors and the acting governor (Taraba State), were also in attendance with the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the party, Chief Tony Anenih.
The meeting which was held at the lodge of the Governor of Akwa Ibom in Abuja had in attendance former Senate President, Chief Ken Nnamani and former Governor of old Anambra State, Chief Jim Nwobodo.
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I have no business with whether they attend Governors meeting or not. I just need them to be effective in their repsective states