CAN GOV.AMECHI WIN THIS WAR?

Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi on
Sunday warned his Plateau State counterpart,
Mr. Jonah Jang, against impersonating him as
the chairman of the Nigeria Governors’
Forum. Amaechi was reacting to media reports
that Jang had invited the NGF members to a
meeting scheduled for Monday in Abuja.
But is Amaechi ready for the real battle? Did
he know how the PDP plan to humiliate him...from what  OGODOUPDATES gathered
sources in Abuja, the party is set to expel him
from their fold so he would no longer lay claim
to the office of the Chairman of Nigerian
Governors' Forum.
The move is already in motion and will reach its
advance stage after a meeting between
President Goodluck Jonathan and the
governors of the 36 states in Aso Rock on
Monday. Jonathan has already recognized Gov
Jang as chairman of the NGF and would likely
repeat same in Amaechi's presence during the
meeting.
Following the support his is getting from
President Jonathan, Gov Jang, who lost out to
Governor Amaechi during the May 24, 2013,
governors forum election, had in a statement
said that the NGF forum meeting would hold
at 6pm.
In the statement in which he addressed
himself as the NGF chairman, Jang stated
that after their meeting, the governors would
meet with President Goodluck Jonathan at
9pm in the Presidential Villa.
But on Sunday, Amaechi distanced himself
from the meeting announced by Jang, saying
the he (Jang) should not tarnish the integrity
of governors with his continuous act of
impersonation.
Amaechi said that “As the chairman of the
Nigeria Governors’ Forum elected by my
colleagues to safeguard their integrity and
that of the forum, it has become imperative
for me to request my brother, Governor Jang,
to remain within the confines of decorum and
cease to impersonate me and to stop parading
himself as NGF chairman.
“There is only one chairman of the forum, duly
elected by a vote tally of 19: 16 on Friday,
May 24, 2013. For the avoidance of doubt, I,
as chairman of the NGF have not called for
any governors’ forum meeting for Monday,
June 17, 2013.
“Governor Jang is my brother and a friend and
I harbour no ill feelings against him; but it is
important that he stops this impersonation, as
it could threaten all the good work we all have
done together.”
The real political begins from Monday night,
stay tuned.