Uncertain of his candidate winning next month’s chairmanship election of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF), President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday night met with selected governors at the Presidential Villa and appealed to them not to vote for Mr. Rotimi Amaechi.

The meeting was said to have become necessary when Jonathan's foot soldier, Gov. Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State, was unable to convince fellow PDP governors to vote for Gov. Ibrahim Shema for the post.

Akpabio had tried unsuccessfully to persuade a majority of the governors to vote out his fellow South-South governor in place of a Northerner. Most of the governors from the North believe that his action is not out of love for them but to firm up the machinery for Jonathan's 2015 ambition.

The election for the office of the NGF chairman comes up in May, and the incumbent, who is not popular in the President's camp but is loved by his colleagues, is running.

At the Villa's night meeting, in addition to Akpabio, were 14 other governors, including the governors of Bauchi, Gombeand, and Katsina States.

Sources at the meeting said Jonathan begged the governors to rally round Shema and make sure he defeats Amaechi.

"You can do it. Tell your colleagues, especially those from our party that Shema is our sole candidate," the President reportedly urged. Unfortunately, none of the governors gave the President any word of commitment even when Akpabio asked them to speak.

"We have heard Mr. President. There is nothing to say, but we must make sure that the Forum is not seen as an extension of the PDP," one of the governors was said to have told Mr. Jonathan.

The NGF has scheduled a meeting for next Wednesday, but the election is not part of the agenda.

Source: http://saharareporters.com/news-page/jittery-jonathan-begs-pdp-governors%C2%A0-dump%C2%A0amaechi

I dey laugh ooo!!!

power belongs to God.

South south president conniving with south south governor to remove south south governor from position replacing him with a northern one? fools

[size=30] Jittery Dirty Stinky Fishery Poultry Smelly Jonathan!! [/size]

I Dey Laff Oo!!

this amechi guy is really giving the otueke bushman sleepless night.the sissy dickhead is resulting to begging. lols this guy will do well as a clown than a president.

He he he he he . . . Small by small na so you go dey lose ground towards 2015, Mr. Dictator!

yeye dey smell

otokx: power belongs to God.

While Nigerian power belongs to PDP!
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I knew the story is from saharareporters right from the start.
Imagine them calling my digital governor, Jonathan's foot soldier!
Lolsss...

ABEG MAKE THEM PARK WELL JOOR, NO BE BECAUSE OF WE COMON MAN THEM KUKU DEY FIGHT

Jonathan is confortable replacing Amechi (South-South Christian) with Gov. Shema (Nothern Muslim)

But affraid of himself being replaced by Northern element come 2015. Yeye dey really smell!!
Am sure if Amechi deserves the second chance, the governors will re-elect him with the backing of the opposition ones just as Speaker Tambuwal got his seat via opposition support.
Now even if the governors themselves wanted to remove Amechi, the Presidency position might make them rethink.
In Naija everything is Do-Or-Die in politics because they aint fighting for the masses but themselves.

mankevo: Jonathan is confortable replacing Amechi (South-South Christian) with Gov. Shema (Nothern Muslim)

But affraid of himself being replaced by Northern element come 2015. Yeye dey really smell!!
Am sure if Amechi deserves the second chance, the governors will re-elect him with the backing of the opposition ones just as Speaker Tambuwal got his seat via opposition support.
Now even if the governors themselves wanted to remove Amechi, the Presidency position might make them rethink.
In Naija everything is Do-Or-Die in politics because they aint fighting for the masses but themselves.

So on point!

otokx: power belongs to God.

Once has he spoken.....

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Bad omen for Jonathan. What does it take to reconcile with Amechi? Amechi has nothing much to lose in this case but Jonathan will suffer a serious set back in Rivers State. This is not strategic at all