The Jonah Jang faction of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has says it does not support proposal made by Rotimi Amaechi faction of the NGF that the Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, should resign from office.
In a statement, the Jang faction stated the content of the communique by the Amaechi faction clearly indicated that the faction now sees itself as an opposition to the presidency and Nigerians.
The governor of Delta state added it made little sense to ask for the sack of minister over the issues raised by the Amaechi faction, but instead the NNPC and relevant agencies should be held accountable.
As the Channels TV noted the fact that the reaction of the pro-Jang faction comes as no surprise. It would have been surprising, if the faction had not showed any reaction.
There’s been a split in loyalty in the NGF which was once united under the chairman ship of the Rivers State governor, but it all went awry when another election for the chairmanship of the NGF was due and was held in Abuja in the Rivers governor’s lodge where a disagreement ensued after the election produced Amaechi returning as the Chairman of the NGF, while Jonah Jang the Plateau state governor who contested with the incumbent and apparently lost the election which was captured in video, laid claims to the chairmanship seat with the support of some governors, sometime in May.
On Tuesday, Amaechi, at the Nigerian Governors’ Forum meeting in Abuja called Okonjo-Iweala to resign her appointment if she knew she would not be able to adhere strictly with the Appropriation Act 2013. Amaechi's faction of the Governors' Forum said the non-compliance with the revenue projections of the Federal Government 2013 Budget was also a direct breach of the provisions of the Appropriation Act, 2013.
Minister, however, said she was not going to leave her post.
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