We’ll Support FG To Fight Insecurity, PDP Govs Assure

Governors elected on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday, pledged support to Federal Government’s effort to stem the tide of growing security concern in the country.
The Sokoto State Governor and Chairman of PDP Governors’ Forum, Hon Aminu Tambuwal, stated this at the end of a meeting of the governors held at the Sokoto Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja.
The meeting, which had in attendance almost all the PDP governors, followed quickly on the heels of a similar one held by the party’s Board of Trustees at the party’s secretariat in Abuja.
Addressing journalists at the end of the meeting which lasted over five hours, Tambuwal said the PDP governors would not politicise insecurity, hence, their resolve to join hands with the Federal Government to tame the monster.
“It was a very productive meeting. We reviewed the situation of the country, the security challenges in the country.
“As governors of the PDP, we have agreed and resolved to continue to work with the Federal Government with the sole aim of re-establishing 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,” he said.
Tambuwal also let newsmen into the heart of the issues deliberated upon by the PDP governors, saying, “on the general economic wellbeing of the country, we are appealing to Mr President, to reconsider certain measures, and we are appealing to him to actually bring more succour and relief to the people of Nigeria and support state governments in the discharge of their mandate, by making available resources to the states.
“That will enable us execute our mandate and ensure that we engender good governance and good condition of living in our respective states throughout the country.”
On effort to reconcile aggrieved members of the party, the governor said the Saraki-led committee has submitted an interim report to the forum and encouraged the committee members to continue in its rebuilding effort.