The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) has declared that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has done well for the countr, hence Nigerians will soon jubilateover the outcome.
Speaking Monday at the national secretariat of the APC in Abuja, after a closed-door meeting with the party’s national chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Chairman of the PGF and Imo state governor Hope Uzodimma, also declared that the ruling party will win the forthcoming governorship election both in Edo and Ondo states being a majority with 20 Governors.
Uzodimma was accompanied to the meeting with the Cross River governor Bassey Otu, Ekiti state governor Abiodun Oyebanji and Ondo state governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa.
Uzodimma: “I am the chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) and when I speak, I speak on behalf of my colleagues, 20 governors; a party like APC that is in control of 20 states out of 36 and also has produced a President and members of the Federal Executive Council is the majority party and if election is the game of numbers, it means majority will win.
“So when we get to Edo because we are majority party for instance, on the 20th of this month the National campaign council will be inaugurated in Edo State and it is expected that most of us, the members of the Progressives Governors Forum will be in attendance.
“Which other party can provide or boast of such asset, politically speaking. So, we don’t need to over flog the horse, the truth of the matter is that the APC has done very well in Nigeria. What is happening currently, is a global economic problem.
“We in Nigeria under our own leadership, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is also bringing out policies to ensure, given the kind of economy he met, given the kind of situation he saw when he came, he has started the treatment and by the grace of God, I am very confident that very soon Nigerians will be jubilant about how he has managed to navigate the waters.”
Also speaking, National Chairman of APC, Alhaji Ganduje thanked the governors for the visit.
Ganduje said: “There is no doubt, we are highly elated we anticipated today when I got the information that they are coming. So, I think is a blessing, a big blessing to us. So, we are so happy about it and we have confidence in them.
“We will do all it takes to ensure that we maintain good relationship with our governors all over the country and we will help to protect their interests and there is no doubt that they’re also assisting the party, they are making the party to be proud as an institution.”
