Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) say the federal government interventions in states are not enough.
The governors’ position is contained in a communiqué issued
on Friday after a meeting in Jalingo, the capital of Taraba state.
The federal government has been distributing palliatives to
states to address the economic hardship in the country.
The governors asked President Bola Tinubu to caution his appointees against “mentioning” the interventions provided by the federal government to states to make them “look bad”.
“The Forum laments
that rather than undertake a review of macro-economic and social policies with
a view to giving them a human face, the federal government has resorted to
blackmail,” the communiqué reads.
“We call on Mr. President to show statesmanship by
restraining his officials from blame games that make the sub-nationals look bad
by mentioning piecemeal interventions that cannot solve the problem.
“We remain unshaken in our firm resolve to stand with the
suffering Nigerian masses and to take all legitimate steps to ameliorate their
plight.”
On the forthcoming governorship election in Edo, the forum
alleged that there are attempts to “compromise” the poll in favour of the All
Progressives Congress (APC), adding that security operatives are intimidating
PDP supporters in the state.
The governors also urged the federal government to ensure a
fair and speedy trial of those who were arrested over the #EndBadGovernance
protest.
“The governors noted with a sigh of relief the end of the
#EndBadGovernance protest, which was edging to a major national crisis,” the
governors said.
“We salute the dexterity of the governors, especially of the
PDP extraction, in handling the situation in their respective states with
maturity, thereby restraining hoodlums and other unscrupulous elements from
hijacking the protests.
“The Forum reiterates
that peaceful protests are the inalienable rights of the citizens through which
they vent their genuine grievances.
“The Forum commiserates with the families of those innocent
souls that were lost and calls on the Federal Government to ensure a fair and
speedy trial of those who were arrested.”
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