We Can’t Achieve Anything Meaningful In Our States Till You Address Your Harsh Policies, PDP Governors Tell Tinubu
Rising from its first monthly meeting in 2025, held on Friday, in the Government House, Asaba, the capital of Delta State, the forum in a communique issued at the end of the meeting, called for the strengthening of the nation’s security architecture.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum on Friday called on President Bola Tinubu’s administration to either revisit or rejig its macro-economic policies to ameliorate or stop the hardship it has inflicted on Nigerians.
The forum said no meaningful or impactful achievements will be achieved in states until the harsh policies are addressed.
Rising from its first monthly meeting in 2025, held on Friday, in the Government House, Asaba, the capital of Delta State, the forum in a communique issued at the end of the meeting, called for the strengthening of the nation’s security architecture.
The seven-point communique read by the Bauchi State Governor and Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum Bala Mohammed resolved as follows: “The Forum employed the occasion to review the performance of member states in particular, and the state of the nation in general, as well as developments in the party, as at the end of 2024; and noting the monumental socio-economic, security, infrastructure and other challenges that confronted the nation during the period, the meeting commended Governors of member states for pursuing policies and programmes that not only ameliorated the plight of the people but were aimed at creating the foundation for sustainable development in their various states.
“The meeting noted that the macro-economic policies of the Federal Government that have inflicted hardship and pain on the polity; therefore, the Forum calls the Federal Government to either revisit or rejig its macro-economic policies to ameliorate and or stop the hardship/pains that they have inflicted on Nigerians as no meaningful/impactful achievements in the states will be achieved until the harsh policies are addressed.
“The Forum noted with delight the ongoing efforts at resolving the crisis in the National Working Committee, NWC, on the position of the National Secretary, and has reaffirmed its support for the Court of Appeal judgment; consequently, the Forum advised the NWC to set up the machinery for the effective implementation of the court judgment.
“The Forum having examined all the notices required by law to be given to validly convoke NEC advised NWC to reschedule NEC to the thirteenth (13th) of March 2025.
“While commending the country’s valiant and patriotic Armed Forces and Security Agencies for maintaining the frontline in securing the country and the gains of our gallant personnel against bandits in parts of the country, the Forum viewed with deep concern, the resurgence of brazen non-state actors. It therefore calls for the strengthening of the nation’s security architecture.
“The Forum expressed its gratitude to the Host Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, the Government and the Good People of Delta State for their hospitality and friendly disposition that have yielded the successful, well-structured and impactful meeting; even as it equally commends the Governor for the giant strides recorded by his administration in the areas of infrastructure, environmental remediation, people empowerment and combating insecurity.
“Finally, the Forum enjoined Nigerians not to despair in the face of the prevailing hardships with the firm assurance that the PDP will remain committed to returning our great nation to the glorious days of pre-2015 era of manageable costs of living, security of lives and property and greater unity and prosperity for all citizens.”
The meeting was attended by the Chairman of the Forum, Governor Bala Mohammed; Governor of Rivers State and vice chairman of the forum, Siminalayi Fubara; Governor of Delta State (host), Sheriff Oborevwori; Governor of Taraba State, Agbu Kefas; Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri; Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal; Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke; Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri; and Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno.
Others are Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah; Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang; Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Bayo Lawal and the Director General of the PDP Governors’ Forum, Emmanuel Agbo.
