The Nigeria Governors Forum is dead. A very noble idea, copied from the United States, has been sacrificed, on the altar of Nigeria’s peculiar brand of cheap and petty politics, governed by the mentality of ‘winning at all costs’, a politics that brooks no opposition to the president and that will stop at nothing to smash any opposition on the way.

Governor Godswill Akpabio and his group of governors dealt the fatal blow on the 14 year-old forum on Friday night. Yesterday, it completed the embalming and buried it. To be sure, Akpabio and co. will certainly be remembered for a long time for this.

The death of NGF was inevitable, judging by the chain of events leading to Friday’s re-election of Governor Rotimi Amaechi as the chairman.

Amaechi, who succeeded Bukola Saraki, former governor of Kwara state as chairman in 2011 had breathed a new life in the NGF, making it politically relevant, canvassing positions, at times opposite those upheld by the Presidency...CONTINUE: http://crimefacts.org/ngf-dead-nigerian-factor-proves-a-wrecker-again-by-bayo-onanuga/

Its such a shame that Nigerians despite clamoring for true federalism have failed to see the role NGF will play in achieving it. Akpabio has disgraced himself by making several ridiculous remarks and actions in recent months to an extent that his infrastructural strides have been dwarfed by his erroneously strategized political moves. Amaechi's name will forever ring positive bells to all Nigerians of every religion and ethnicity. God bless Nigeria.

For 14 years what has NGF achieved? NOTHING!Has NGF added
2 our GDP? NO.Has NGF generated employment? NO.Can som1
Tel me the relevance of NGF as it affects Ɣ☺u and I?
NGF means nothing 2 me whether dead or alive.NGF ko NGF ni.