Governors on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have on Thursday have pledged support for the Federal Government in its efforts to curb the spate of insecurity in the country. This was made known by Sokoto’s Governor Aminu Tambuwal, who is also chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum while addressing journalists at the end of the meeting at the Sokoto Governor's Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja. “It was a very productive meeting. We reviewed the situation of the country, the security challenges in the country.
“As governors of the PDP, we have agreed and resolved to continue to work with the federal government with the sole aim of re-establishing peace in troubled areas of the federation.
“We must not play politics with security and we must all work together to ensure that we bring back peace in our land. So we have agreed to continue to work with the federal government in that regard,” he said.
Tambuwal disclosed that the PDP governors’ forum deliberated on the economic wellbeing of the country, adding that President Muhammadu Buhari should adopt other measures in a bid to bring relief in the lives of Nigerians.
“That will enable us execute our mandate and ensure that we engender good governance and good condition of living in our respective states throughout the country.”
Speaking on the PDP reconciliatory committee, Tambuwal urged the committee to continue working towards rebuilding members’ confidence in the party, assuring that no governor will be defecting to another party.
He said, “This is a very clear statement that no governor of PDP is contemplating leaving the party for any other party.
“We are brotherss and we have committed ourselves to the party and will ensure that we will continue to deliver on our mandate to the people of our respective states who have agreed to work together with the National working committee of the party for us to continue with what we started earlier on e-registration of members of the party,” he added.
The meeting was attended by most of the PDP governors including Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Ifeanyi Okowa (Delta), Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia) and Bello Matawalle of Zamfara state. Others were Godwin Obaseki, Adamu Fintiri, Bala Mohammed, Ben Ayade, Samuel Ortom and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, governors of Edo, Adamawa, Bauchi, Cross River, Benue and Enugu states respectively.
Others in attendance were former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius Anyim, ex-Katsina state governor, Ibrahim Shema, former Gombe state governor, Ibrahim Dankwambo and erstwhile governor of Cross River state, Liyel Imoke among others.
