The Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum and governor of Sokoto state, Aminu Tambuwal says no governor is considering leaving the party.
He spoke in Abuja where he disclosed that the PDP governors have agreed to work with Federal Government to achieve peace.
He added that Zamfara state governor, Hon. Bello Mattawale has agreed to the no-fly-zone by the federal government, if the aim is to ensure that there is security reestablishment of peace in the state.
He said: “As governors of the PDP have agreed and resolved to continue to work with the federal government with the sole aim of reestablishing 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.
“And 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 succor and relief to the people of Nigeria and support state governments in the discharge of their mandate, by making available resources to the States, so that we can execute our mandate and ensure that we engender good governance and good condition of living in our respective states throughout the country.
“And we also review the situation of our party. We have met with the NWC and will have commended the initiative of NWC in coming up with Saraki led committee to reconcile aggrieved members of the party across the country.As you can see, 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 brother and we have committed ourselves to the party and to ensure that we continue to deliver on our nnandate 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.
“We’re appealing to the working committee to immediately set up machinery in motion for that to be actualised. So these are some of the highlights of what was discussed and agreed upon, and we have integrated our committees on finance on legal matters, on legislative interface.”
He spoke on the protest by Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) on the removal of minimum wage from exclusive list to concurrent list, Tambuwal said no governor attempted same.
“The member who actually presented that bill did that on his own volition as a member of the House of Representatives. I am sure not with instruction of any state or any state government, so I believe that the acquisition of NLC is misplaced.”
