The general director of the Forum of Governors of Nigeria (NGF), Dr. Abdulateef Shittu, reiterated on Saturday the neutrality of the forum on the issue that is disturbed in some recent political developments in the country that can alienate their members with various political interests.
Shittu's statement entitled: 'NGF clarifies the silence about political affairs' occurs immediately after the statement of state of emergency in the state of Rivers by President Bola Tinubu.
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Reiterating the commitment of the forum to promote governance and general policy issues of deep consequences, such as salaries, taxes, education and universal medical care, among others.
He said: “The Forum of Governors of Nigeria (NGF) has received consultations of the media that request it to comment on some recent political developments in the country.
“The Forum wishes to clarify that it is a general body for subnational governments to promote unified policies positions and collaborate with relevant interested parties in search of sustainable socio -economic growth and people's well -being.
“As a technical and policy center that includes governors chosen on different platforms, the body chooses to avoid taking positions that can alien members with various political interests.
“In any language that is written, taking positions on contentious partisan issues would mean a bad sense of history, only a few years after the forum survived a fundamental division after political differences between its members.
“Anyway, the forum is reputed to its bold positions on governance and general policies of deep consequences, such as salaries, taxes, education and universal medical care, among others.
“We ask for the understanding of the public and the media, sure that appropriate platforms and crisis management mechanisms would be in charge of such problems.”
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