***Seek financial aide from FG to tackle governance challenges

***As Tambuwal says no PDP governor contemplating leaving party

By Dirisu Yakubu – Abuja

Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Thursday, pledged support to federal government’s effort to stem the tide of growing security concern in the country.

Sokoto state governor and chairman of PDP Governors’ Forum, Aminu Tambuwal stated this at the end of a meeting of the governors held at the Sokoto Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja.

The meeting which had in attendance almost all the PDP governors, followed quickly on the heels of a similar one held by the party’s Board of Trustees at the party’s secretariat in Abuja.

Addressing journalists at the end of the meeting which lasted over five hours, Tambuwal said the PDP governors would not politicize insecurity, hence, their resolve to join hands with the federal government to tame the monster.

“It was a very productive meeting. We reviewed the situation of the country, the security challenges in the country.

“As governors of the PDP, we have agreed and resolved to continue to work with the federal government with the sole aim of re-establishing peace in troubled areas of the federation.

“We must not play politics with security and we must all work together to ensure that we bring back peace in our land. So we have agreed to continue to work with the federal government in that regard,” he said.

Tambuwal also let newsmen into the heart of the issues deliberated upon by the PDP governors, saying, “on the general economic well being of the country, we are appealing to Mr President, to reconsider certain measures, and we are appealing to him to actually bring more succour and relief to the people of Nigeria and support state governments in the discharge of their mandate, by making available resources to the states.

“That will enable us execute our mandate and ensure that we engender good governance and good condition of living in our respective states throughout the country.”

On effort to reconcile aggrieved members of the party, the governor said the Saraki-led committee has submitted an interim report to the forum and encouraged the committee members to continue in its rebuilding effort.

He ruled out the possibility of any governor leaving the PDP for another party, noting that “most, if not all of the governors of the PDP attended this meeting.

“This is a very clear statement that no governor of PDP is contemplating leaving the party for any other party.

“We are brothers and we have committed ourselves to the party and will ensure that we will continue to deliver on our mandate to the people of our respective states who have agreed to work together with the National working committee of the party for us to continue with what we started earlier on e-registration of members of the party,” he added.

The forum, according to the governor has set up a committe on legislative matters to be chaired by Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state, a committe on legal matters to be chaired by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state and a Finance committee led by the Abia state governor, Okezie Ikpeazu. The three committees, he said, have been integrated to work together in furtherance of the cause of the party.

Speaking earlier, Saraki said the Reconciliation and Strategy Committee will continue to work with all organs of the party, including the Governor’s Forum to reposition the party for current and future challenges.

The meeting was attended by a horde of PDP governors including Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Ifeanyi Okowa (Delta), Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia) and Bello Matawalle of Zamfara state.

Others were Godwin Obaseki, Adamu Fintiri, Bala Mohammed, Ben Ayade, Samuel Ortom and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, governors of Edo, Adamawa, Bauchi, Cross River, Benue and Enugu states respectively.

Also in attendance were former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius Anyim, ex-Katsina state governor, Ibrahim Shema, former Gombe state governor, Ibrahim Dankwambo and erstwhile governor of Cross River state, Liyel Imoke among others.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/03/we-will-support-fg-to-fight-insecurity-―-pdp-governors/

That is how it should be. 

Anyone with a strand of neuron in his cranium should know security issue is a collective one. This is why all educated and successful members of the society have been pledging their support to the new service chiefs one after the other. 

But conversely, illiterates and failures of the same society have been throwing inconsequential curses up and down because Buhari is the president. 

Una go curse taya.

Ipob miscreants are illiterates.

When will pdp govs pledge their support for our chief of defence staff?

Simplyleo:
That is how it should be. 

Anyone with a strand of neuron in his cranium should know security issue is a collective one. This is why all educated and successful members of the society have been pledging their support to the new service chiefs one after the other. .

Spot on!

Makinde no dey such important meeting.... why?

Damnnn niggarrrr
Isoright
That is how a party not devoid of ideology behaves

Unlike that amalgamation of political criminal called APC

Same insecurity they created? Well, all political leaders are bunch of old wicked fools

They're waking up gradually

We need to stop playing politics with insecurities, all political parties and politicians needs to condemn insecurities and come together to discuss how insecurities can be defeated.

They will start ranting curses.Tambuwal has opened his eyes to the fact that security of a Nation is a collective responsibility.

aremuforlife:
We need to stop playing politics with insecurities, all political parties and politicians needs to condemn insecurities and come together to discuss how insecurities can be defeated.

Who tell you, even if they talk the talk the governors actions and inactions go a long way, how will he lobby for more security votes if there are no insecurities in the land

Sincerely to win the battle against insurgency and terrorism it requires collective effort,party or region apart. But the most important thing is are the northern leaders ready to flush out the bad ones or still deceiving themselves

the video where Buhari was asking the shoot at sight of people carrying ak47 is disturbing and shows the poor intelligence of the president... I began wondering how a man who was a military general that have undergone different courses. This simply shows how this country is ran

They should do so.

Ok isorite

B

Sheik gumi was once arrested in Saudi Arabia for terrorism he was saved by FG under jonathan adminstration.
He is among the team that reconnect Atiku a PDP member with obasanjo in 2019,
He is always a cretics of PMB and now a spokeman of Fulani headsmen.
Do you need to look far to know that PDP are the sponsors of terrorists in Nigeria
sheik gumi father once said that Muslim can’t be under Christian and over his dead body will a Christian become a governor in kaduna state.

We must not play politics with security and we must all work together to ensure that we bring back peace in our land. 

God bless Nigeria.

ARE YOU WITH ANY OTHER CHOICE?NO!!!

Navalsadiq:
They will start ranting curses.Tambuwal has opened his eyes to the fact that security of a Nation is a collective responsibility.

Nonsense even a child knows that, is he not the Chief security officer of his state? What is he saying? Everyone knows Security is everyone’s business for sure, Yeye pdp Hypocrites.

We must not play politics with security and we must all work together to ensure that we bring back peace in our land. So we have agreed to continue to work with the federal government in that regard,” he said.

it implies that you are use to playing politics with other serious issues except insecurity, vagabon

Let's call on Nigeria's in diaspora to help curb insurgency rather than 4reign mercenaries. Mercenaries can expose us to more external threat

Stupid people are you trying to say that pdp is from another before? This insecurity matter concerns every caring citizen of this nation, political parties and politicians has done too bad to this nation and it is high time they Nigeria does not belong to anyone of them again.

So why has the Bauchi PDP governors been defending herdsmen with AK 47 and Matawalle the Zamfara governor paying the bandits to buy more guns? Why is Sheikh Gumi, a known PDP supporter canvassing support for the criminals?

The workaholic Governor, i once met him...
Very humble Gentleman