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| FORMER President, Goodluck Jonathan |
FORMER President, Goodluck
Jonathan, on Sunday backed the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, noting that the
platform remains the best to discuss issues affecting the country.
President Jonathan made the
remarks in Benin on Sunday after attending the thanksgiving service organised
to mark the 50th birthday anniversary of Pastor Charles Osazuwa, General
Overseer of Rock of Ages Christian Assembly International, Benin.
The former President urged the
governors to eschew hostility.
He said the argument between the
Southern Governors’ Forum and the Northern Governors’ Forum following the
former’s inaugural meeting held in Asaba last Tuesday, was uncalled for.
He said, “The governors should
continue to meet; I don’t love a situation where the Northern governors will
meet, then the Southern governors will cry foul and vice versa. This will not
help our country.
“The governors through the
governors’ forum should meet, they are the people who run this country, the
President is just one person in Abuja.”
He condemned the antagonism
among the governors, saying, “I don’t really enjoy the antagonism between
governors, they should come together and discuss.
“If there are issues affecting
one or two states, I think the governors should see how they can collectively
come with a way to address those issues,” he added.
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