NGF crisis:19 governors absent from Jonah Jang’s factional meeting

by Rachel Ogbu There were clear signs of disunity in Nigeria Governors’ Forum when 19 governors were suspiciously absent from the opening of their new secretariat in Abuja led by Plateau State Governor, Jonah Jang. Jang, who is also acting as the new chairman of NGF opened its secretariat located at Nana Close, Maitama... Read More

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May 25, 2013

SNAPSHOT: Governor Amaechi can’t stop smiling, after his win

by Hauwa Gambo There is also something self-satisfied, smug about the two-time governor of Rivers and now two-time chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum, Rotimi Amaechi. It endears him to his fans – as much as it drives his critics to rage. READ: Akintunde Oyebode: Governor Amaechi & a weekend at Ikogosi Well, even they... Read More

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May 21, 2013

NGF election: Amaechi, Akpabio camps intensify lobby for chairmanship seat

by Rachel Ogbu The struggle to become the next chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum has intensified as member prepare for the forum’s next meeting. On Monday, it was confirmed that different camps interested in taking over from current chairman, Governor Rotimi Amaechi to head the 36-member forum, were not leaving anything to chance. “The... Read More

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May 15, 2013

“We will win this war…”: President Jonathan’s address on state of emergency in 3 states (WATCH)

by Rachel Ogbu On Tuesday President Jonathan declared a state of emergency in the three states which included, Borno, Yobe and Adamawa ignoring the advise of the Nigerian Governors Forum. During a 15-minutes address to the nation live on the network services of the Nigeria Television Authority, the Voice of Nigeria and the Federal Radio Corporation... Read More

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May 14, 2013

BREAKING: GEJ ignores governors, declares state of emergency in Borno, Yobe, Adamawa

by Hauwa Gambo In a terse show of force just a few minutes ago, President Goodluck Jonathan ignored the advise of the Nigerian Governors Forum given yesterday and declared a State of Emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states. [READ: We need a state of emergency – and more in today’s news roundup with Cheta... Read More

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March 13, 2013

I was in London on official assignment: Amaechi explains his absence from PDP Governors’ Forum meeting

by Rachel Ogbu He was suspiciously missing from the Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum that took place in Abuja on Monday but Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has denied shunning the meeting saying he had another official engagement. Amaechi through the Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Ibim Semenitari, said in a statement that he had to... Read More

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March 11, 2013

Nigeria Governors’ Forum election: PDP works to drop Amaechi and select new candidate

by Rachel Ogbu After two failed attempts to remove the Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi as the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, the Peoples Democratic Party governors meet in Abuja today, in what is believed to be a third attempt as they deliberate on the issue of who leads the Nigeria Governors’ Forum after its... Read More

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March 5, 2013

Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: Jonathan’s bare knuckle slugfest

by Ijeoma Nwogwugwu Jonathan, himself, once a short-lived substantive governor, has taken on the very difficult task of doing what his predecessors before him never contemplated. He has decided that the governors’ forum must be reined in and kept in check. In the not-to-distant future, Nigerians will be heading back to the polls to elect... Read More

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September 21, 2012

See you in court: Nigeria Governors’ Forum sues FG over deductions from excess crude account

by Stanley Azuakola Once again, The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) said on Thursday that it would return to court to challenge the Federal Government’s deductions from the Excess Crude Account, to offset fuel subsidy payments. Speaking at the close of the forum’s meeting in Abuja, the chairman of the NGF, Chibuike Amaechi, said that the decision to... Read More

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NGF crisis:19 governors absent from Jonah Jang’s factional meeting

SNAPSHOT: Governor Amaechi can’t stop smiling, after his win

NGF election: Amaechi, Akpabio camps intensify lobby for chairmanship seat

“We will win this war…”: President Jonathan’s address on state of emergency in 3 states (WATCH)

BREAKING: GEJ ignores governors, declares state of emergency in Borno, Yobe, Adamawa

I was in London on official assignment: Amaechi explains his absence from PDP Governors’ Forum meeting

Nigeria Governors’ Forum election: PDP works to drop Amaechi and select new candidate

Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: Jonathan’s bare knuckle slugfest

See you in court: Nigeria Governors’ Forum sues FG over deductions from excess crude account

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