ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Following the military coup which ended civil rule in Niger Republic, the elected Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have advised President Bola Tinubu against going to war with the country.
The party made the call through the Chairman of the forum who is also Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed.
Governor Mohammed said this while reading the communique of a meeting held between members of the PDP Governors Forum, the party’s Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and other stakeholders.
He said: “The meeting advised the President, Commander in Chief and the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria not to go into any form of war with the Republic of Niger over the recent military coup in the country, rather all tools of dialogue and diplomacy should be further employed.”
“No individual or group of individuals will be allowed to undermine the unity of the party and its processes”, he added while noting on the issues discussed during the meeting.
Also, the Bauchi Governor stated that the party leaders reiterated their commitment to repositioning and stabilizing the party, saying that the healing and reconciliation process are in progress and yielding results.
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The meeting, according to him, was a clear signal that unity and loyalty are still core values of the PDP and would be rewarded.
The communique read further, “All the Governors and organs of the party solidly support the PDP Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, GCON, and the PDP Vice Presidential Candidate, Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa, to rescue the stolen mandate in the tribunal and would do everything lawful towards achieving this.
“The Governors will work in partnership with the party at the states and national level to ensure good governance, transparency and accountability.
“The meeting congratulated the party for empanelling the Campaign Councils for the off-session elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States and urged the Campaign Councils to ensure victory for the party in the three States.
“The meeting counselled the Federal Government to show leadership in curtailing the cost of Governance.
“48 Ministers and several Special Advisers and Assistants should be reduced to ensure the health of our economy.”
Those who attended the meeting included: the party’s Predidrntial Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, his running mate, Ifianyi Okowa.