The Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum, who is also the Governor of Rivers State, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has summoned the meeting of the forum.
The notice of the meeting, which holds in Abuja on Wednesday, was also sent to the factional Chairman of the NGF, who is also the Governor of Plateau State, Mr. Jonah Jang.
The agenda of the meeting, shows that Amaechi will brief his colleagues on the letter the governors wrote to President Goodluck Jonathan on the sharing of revenue accruing to the states from the Federation Account.
At their last meeting, which was held in Abuja on December 12, 2013, the governors said they were going to confront President Jonathan on the alleged refusal of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to remit $49.8bn to the Federation Account.
The governors based their decision on the revelation made by the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Lamido Sanusi, in a letter issued by him that the NNPC had failed to remit the money, which was said to be the proceeds of crude sales between January 2012 and July 2013.
The said amount was said to have represented 76 per cent of the value of crude oil lifted during the period, in which the NNPC was said to have remitted $15.5bn, representing a paltry 24 per cent of the total value of $65.3bn.
It was also gathered that Wednesday meeting would also deliberate on funding challenges at the state level, how to move the NGF forward, adoption of the NGF Strategic Plan and Action Plans for 2014
The notice of the meeting was signed by the NGF Director-General, Mr. Asisha Okauru.
Meanwhile, the political crisis in Rivers State took another shape on Monday when the State Commissioner for Housing, Mr. Marshal Uwom, announced the resignation of his appointment.
Uwom, who spoke with newsmen shortly after submitting his resignation letter at the Government House in Port Harcourt, said he was not comfortable with the defection of Amaechi to the All Progressives Congress.
He said, “Series of recent developments, especially the decision of my boss, Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, to dump the Peoples Democratic Party for the All Progressives Congress informed my decision to leave the cabinet.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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ReplyDeleteTHE EARLIER, THE BETTER FOR PAPA JANG; BEFORE THE RAGING POLITICAL TIDE COMPLETELY SWEEPS HIM INTO OBSCURITY!
THE MAN WHO RESIGNED IS ONLY BUT A POLITICAL COWARD/OPPORTUNIST! SO HELP HIM GOD!
THE EARLIER GEJ RECONCILES WITH HIS BROS AMECHI & REDEPLOY MBU J MBU; THE BETTER FOR HIM, SOUTH-SOUTH & THE NIGERIAN NATION.
GOD BLESS NIGERIA!
If Amaechi invites Jang for a factional NGF forum and so what? Jang will not honour them with his presence.
ReplyDeleteComing to the meeting is important, because issues regarding state allocation is involved. Jang ought to be there, faction or not.
ReplyDeleteJang is an elderly stateman who is suppose to behave maturely and on that note I strongly believe he will be there. As for the comissioner he is liken to a bat, he will hang outside down politically.
ReplyDeleteMumu amaechi nd his cohort!dey are only interested in sharing money not how 2 move d country 4ward!God save. Naija 4rm dis idiots!
ReplyDeleteAmaechi represents the amphibious personality of a typical Ikwere mad man. See his eyes, his face and ears; there is nothing that represents intelligence and wisdom. Only madness and perverseness pervade him. In every twelf there must be a judas. He is a judas that thinks that eating with his father's enemies is the best way to recompense his father for perceived ills against him. Time will tell. Like the biblical Judas his last option when the chips are down, will be suicide. Wish u well.
ReplyDeleteAmaechi is frustrated already,He thinks all dese mumu aboki can offer him any help...
ReplyDeleteSo Nigeria can run successfully when crude oil fund is withheld for nineteen months?
ReplyDeleteI believe this may be a false alarm but coming from the office of the Central Bank Governor, I don't know what to believe
@NE
ReplyDeleteabout time you meet your commitment of publishing clean comments.......as promised.we should stop all these self proclaimed public analysts from embarrassing Nigeria.
what does face, eyes and ears have to do with the current issue.
In all these, times will tell. The truth can never be hidden
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