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The factional leader of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Governor of Plateau state Governor, Jonah Jang, has said he is not quarrelling with Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State insisting that he is too old for such squabbles.

Speaking to journalist at the sideline of the dinner organised by President Goodluck Jonathan to celebrate his mid-term in office, Mr Jang said he is old enough to be Mr Amaechi’s father.

He said, “Amaechi is my younger brother, infact, I can say son because if you look at Amaechi’s age, I’m old enough to be his father.”

Ask to respond to Mr Amaechi’s statement that he polled 19 to defeat him at the NGF elections, Mr Jang said, “Well, that is his problem but I know that I am the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum.”

Mr Amaechi defeated Mr Jang of Plateau by 19 votes to 16 last month to re-emerge as the forum’s chairman. Mr Jang, alongside 15 other governors have since formed a parallel forum.

Jang is undemocratic

Mr Amaechi, who had earlier presided a brief meeting of 15 governors at the Rivers State Governor’s lodge, had referred to Mr Jang as ‘undemocratic’ for refusing to accept the result of the NGF election.

Also speaking to reporters at the presidential dinner party, the Rivers State governor said, “Anybody who support him, including the television house is undemocratic.

“I have said it in a statement that at any point in time, we can’t accept 19 governors against 16, then we are afraid of 2015.”

Asked if he was suspended from his political party – the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) – for refusing to step down for Governor Jang, Mr Amaechi said, “If the party is suspending me for that reason, then too bad; the party too must learn to be democratic.

“I’m not aware that the party has given any reason for suspending me but if they say this is the reason then it is too bad. The party is yet to give me any reason for my suspension, but if that’s the reason that means the party is undemocratic.”

THIS IS RATHER ABSURD!!!!!

Village old man....his type are not needed or in fact cannot move Nigeria to anywhere we should be heading...Military men in civilian clothings are not what we need.

More like old enough to be a fool.

Jang was military administrator of two states and now a two time elected governor of Plateau state. All together, he has been governor four times. He was governor of two states when Ameachi was a nobody. He knows exactly what he is talking about. Ameachi is not Jang's mate.

LMAO this man is foolish to the core!!!!
He is even jittery from the questions and fumbling.To nail it he just threw in his own coffin.
Shameless old man that is stealing candy from Ameachi

Prof Corruption: More like old enough to be a fool.

Very Corrupt Professional

ilugunboy: Village old man....his type are not needed or in fact cannot move Nigeria to anywhere we should be heading...Military men in civilian clothings are not what we need.

Ilugun ole buruku

that feeling of seniority is the backwardness of nigerian politics!

you are older without brain! aint it jes time u go and book for ur coffin?
mr D-jang-O

but seriously, the crew of the channels TV needs to work on their professionalism.

truth be told, experience and age wishers Ameachi is never Jang's mate 2x milad n 2x Gov civil. am not a fan of jang but lets view it critically

babadem2much: truth be told, experience and age wishers Ameachi is never Jang's mate 2x milad n 2x Gov civil. am not a fan of jang but lets view it critically

What are you viewing critically? That he's a lying old fool? If at his age he can't stand for the truth, that speaks volume of his useless past.

... But then, Mr. Jang, you're not a good father. You're in discord with your son.

Shame on you, old, stupid dad!

Still wondering what age has got to do with anything. They asked him a simple question and he started playing the age card; for what exactly?

So because you are older, we should believe that 16 is greater than (or equal to) 19?

Haba!

& Imagine a Fada behaving like dis...

Proudly Naija!

Old experience and old brain,dat is why kwaso use him for defeat,he is just a toy,he don't know how and what to do,he is confuse like Gej,dey are both slowpoke

Fathers leave stuff for their sons, not battling things with them.

Scallywag.

Jang is nothing but a VERY OLD FOOL.

Garri the 1st: Jang is nothing but a VERY OLD FOOL.

A fool at Jang is a fool forever.

blink182: Scallywag.

he's too old to be a scalywag.

Just leave am for fool

haka_nai: LMAO this man is foolish to the core!!!!
He is even jittery from the questions and fumbling.To nail it he just threw in his own coffin.
Shameless old man that is stealing candy from Ameachi

LWTMB @ stealing candy!

So what has age got to do with it? eh?! He won you is that he won you.... your 'old age' should be able to tell you right from wrong....and where to draw a line in the sand.

Old man was shaking like a prodigal leaf
Like a wet cold dog
Like the pesin they dropped in nursing home and never returned to visit

Too old to be in politics

[size=15pt]All these old cargoes sef![/size]

An elderly man need not announce his age for younger ones to respect him,his behaviour will naturally demand for respect.

tybank: An elderly man need not announce his age for younger ones to respect him,his behaviour will naturally demand for respect.

This reminds me of Tywin Lannister:

Any man who must say, "I am the king" is no true king.

babadem2much: truth be told, experience and age wishers Ameachi is never Jang's mate 2x milad n 2x Gov civil. am not a fan of jang but lets view it critically

Is that all? If at 70 that's all you can attribute to him,then he has not achieved much.
It is not about how many positions you have occupied,it is about how many lives you have positively touched with those positions.
How has Jang used his age to end the Jos crisis?
How many youths are craving to be like Jang in future?
May be Jang will stop being foolish when he finally clocks 70

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Has it come to that? Bragging about age? Hmmm...
As far as we know you are both governors and no governor is more powerful than the other

Father who does not respect his own age, taking part in a show of shame against his own child and doing mumucious biding of another boy young enoungh to be his son can't be said to be old enough to be father.

Goddex: Jang was military administrator of two states and now a two time elected governor of Plateau state. All together, he has been governor four times. He was governor of two states when Ameachi was a nobody. He knows exactly what he is talking about. Ameachi is not Jang's mate.

with this animalistic thinking, our dear country can never move forward. Should we be concerned about a politician's age here? We are all concerned about doing the right thing and moving this country forward.

What role does age got to play here for goodness sake!