Politics
Uzodinma emerges new APC govs’ chair
The Imo State governor, Hope Uzodinma has emerged new chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF).
This followed the expiration of the eight-year tenure of Atiku Bagudu as governor of Kebbi State, who was chairman of the forum.
The Yobe State governor, Mai Mala Buni who introduced Uzodinma to the national chairman of APC, Abdullahi Adamu at the party’s national secretariat during the APC governors’ meeting with the party’s helmsman and other members of the National Working Committee (NWC) in Abuja on Wednesday said the Imo governor emerged through consensus.
Speaking, Uzodinma said, “Under my watch, we will be very close to the party. The purpose of the forum is to have impetus for the activities of the party and the government. We are only going to act as salesmen that will market the policies and programmes of the government.
“APC is the only party we have got in Nigeria. The governors of APC seem to be the most active governors in Nigeria. So, my assurance is that we are just constructive partners to work with the party and our loyalty to the party is absolute.
“And indeed, the party will become the envy of other parties in Africa. Whatever that we did not get before, I’m sure under my leadership, the party will get it. It is going to be a synergy, we can’t do much without you and conversely I don’t think you can do much without us. So we are married in this business and there is no going back.”
Others governors at the meeting were, Yahaya Bello (Kogi), Abduallahi Sule (Nasarawa), Mohammed Bago (Niger) Uba Sani (Kaduna), Inuwa Yahaya (Gombe), Nasir Idris (Kebbi) and Dapo Abiodum (Ogun).
