Jonathan Meeting With Governors Rescheduled
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday rescheduled another meeting with governors over rising security challenges in the country for next week Wednesday.
The Presidency had on Wednesday, through a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, invited governors and the National Security Council for a meeting on Thursday over insecurity in the country.
But all the governors under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) were conspicuously absent when the meeting started at 2.00pm at the First Lady Conference Room in the State House.
Briefing State House correspondents at the end of the two hours meeting, the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forumand Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio, said that only PDP governors were invited for Thursday’s meeting. According to him, all the governors of the 36 states of the federation will be invited for Wednesday’s meeting.
He said: “This is a fall out of our meeting which we held with PDP governors and we felt that there was a need for us and also meet with security chiefs.
Mr. President has listened to us and even said that since it is a problem that involves all the state of the federation, it is better for all the state governors to be in attendance.
Because of that he has graciously agreed to meet with all the governors of the 36 states of the federation on Wednesday by 4pm.”
“Of course you know we are very much concerned first as PDP governors and the center belongs to the PDP and so we felt that we should see our dear president and if need be with some of the security chiefs.”
“He has graciously listened to us and he said since it is a national issue we must have all the 36 governors in attendance.
So I believe strongly notice will be going out and all governors will be meeting with Mr. President and service chiefs next week Wednesday so we can sit and discuss and proffer solutions to the current insecurity in the country. I believe it will come to an end.”
Source: Legit.ng
