Speaking after a closed door meeting, the Chairman of the Forum, Senator Hope Uzodimma said the APC governors will collectively maximize opportunities of the current administration for the benefit of the Nigerian people across the states of the federation.
He said, “This is our first meeting since the beginning of this year and the meeting gave us the opportunity to review what is going on in the country and also agree on how best to continue to support our government and our party with a view to maximazing the benefits of current policies of our administration.
“The progressive governors forum are united in supporting the APC administration ably lead by our abluent President Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu GCFR. We will continue to support him, we will take his policies to the grassroots and as sub-national leaders of our great party, ensure that our people come on the same page with the thinking of the government whose primary objective is to secure the country and provide adequate welfare to the good people of our dear country”.
When asked about the Governors take on the 585 million alleged fraud by Betta Edu, the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Senator Uzodimma said the public should be calm as the matter is still under investigation.
“The only perfect being we have observed and noticed is the Almighty God. The functions of goverment includes encouraging good things and good appointees and discouraging bad things and bad appointees. The said matter (Betta’s case) is just an allegation and in the wisdom of the president, it is being investigated, it is after the investigation is completed and the report made available to the government, that the government will now take final decision. So don’t be in a hurry and don’t allow any sickness like anxiety cirrhosis”, he added.
