The National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Victor Umeh, on Tuesday in Abuja called for the scrapping of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF).

Mr. Umeh, who was reacting to the crisis that trailed last Friday’s chairmanship election of the forum, said “the existence of NGF has no constitutional basis’’.

The APGA chairman, who spoke on the sidelines of the launching of a book titled “The making of an oracle’’, said the forum was threatening democracy and peace in the country.

He accused the governors of losing touch with the realities in their respective states partly because of their insatiable crave for power both in their states and at the federal level.

Ufeolorun: If there's any organisation worthy of disbandment,it should this same underachieving,utterly disorganised,anything goes party. Always at the back foot of national development and political discussions

Apga'always taking the easy way out 'should be their motto and fully stated on their mission statement if they have any.

coputa: Young man..victor umeh is still the national chairman of APGA.....as for the NGF,it is a fraternity of crooks and heartless people,who do not mean well for the common man..

1forall: What is the Nigerian Governor's Forum? Was it created by the constitution or is it a political party? How is it funded?

It is impossible to tell the real role of this NGF, or can someone please specifically tell me the mission of the NGF and how it stands to benefit the Nigerian electorate?

Isn't it just another ego-massaging political playground for bigman-ism and power wielding where state governors abandon their sworn responsibilities to engage in powershow spending our commonwealth, with absolutely no profit to Nigerians? Or what value have they added to Nigeria since they started this foolishness?

This is what happens when the main source of revenue for Nigerian states is the federal allocation. The states are not challenged to do anything serious for real revenue and these governors just collect oil money to do whatever they like. The idea of this immoral copy of the US National Governors Association cropped up a few years ago and sadly again, it looks as if over time, it has been accepted by us Nigerians.

The Nigerian Governors Forum is immoral and should be disbanded. Governors should focus on their jobs and develop their states.

samleey: Though BOKO Haram is not constitutionally set up in Nigeria constitution, but its an ass of like minds from the northern region to have a comon goal and objectives towards the fed govt. So therefore it should never be scrap or challenged b'cos there is freedom of association