Ahmed has called for reconciliation
following the split of the Nigeria
Governor's Forum (NGF) into two factions
after its leadership election last week.
The Governor warned that the reconciliation is
essential in order not to lose sight of the peer
review for development which motivated the
forum's emergence in the first place.
Mr Ahmed made the call in a statement signed
by his Chief Press Secretary, Wahab Oba, where
the governor urged his colleagues to "shun
divisive political tendencies and bury the hatchet
while focusing on using the NGF as a platform
for driving active development for the benefit of
the people."
According to him, "if there are issues as regards
the election of the forum's chairman, we should
use the same platform to resolve them rather
than fanning the embers of discord in the
media."
"Our choking security challenges should not be
compounded with political conundrum," he
advised his peers.
Governor Ahmed also called on the leadership of
South-South Governors Forum, the Northern
State Governors Forum, the South East
Governors Forum and their colleagues from the
south west to utilize their various platforms to
strengthen the forum and complement the
leadership at the federal level.
He noted, "As a peer-review platform for good
governance, the NGF should offer critical
development advice to first term governor's such
as himself so that democracy can be made more
meaningful for the people, stressing that
deliberate efforts should be made to ensure that
the system is not overheated."
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