Rivers state Governor Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi Friday in Abuja defeated Plateau State Governor Jonah Jang to win a second term as Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum.
Amaechi polled 19 votes to Jang’s 16.
All 36 Governors were present except Yobe State Governor Ibrahim Gaidam,the election was conducted by the Director general of the NGF, Asishana Bayo Okauru at the Rivers state Governor’s Lodge.
Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari was elected Vice chairman of the NGF, though Ondo State Governor Olusegun Mimiko who was earlier picked to run for the vice chairmanship stepped down for reasons not speculated.
Some of the governors, disappointed by the outcome, were said to have left the venue immediately, while Amaechi’s supporters went into a celebration mood.
Akwa Ibom State Governor Godswill Akpabio was all over town coordinating and mobilizing some of his colleagues to support Jang’s candidature.
The contention for the position had led to a simmering rift between the Presidency and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Amaechi, finally snowballed into an election yesterday, the first in its short history, with Amaechi emerging as the new Chairman.
Amaechi has been having a running battle with the Presidency for some time.
Congrats to Hon. Amaechi though, happy second term as chairman.
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