Former President, Goodluck Jonathan has said state governors
are the ones “running” Nigeria.
Jonathan made the remark while emphasising that the Nigeria
Governors Forum remains the best platform to discuss issues affecting Nigeria.
He spoke in Benin, Edo State on Sunday while addressing
journalists, NAN reports.
The former president lamented over the antagonism between
Southern and Northern governors which he said was uncalled for.
Jonathan stressed that the coming together of all the
governors in a round table to discuss and proffer solutions to issues affecting
Nigeria would help the President.
“Governors themselves should continue to meet, I don’t
really love a situation where the Northern governors will meet then the
Southern governors will cry foul.
“Then the Southern governors will meet then the Northern
governors will cry foul,. That 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.
“The states, especially in a country where the local
governments are very weak, it’s the states that people fall back to.
“So if the governors of the states meet and dialogue,
interrogate things that are good for this country, then we will move forward.
“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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