FOLLOWING a media report on the appointment of Ogun State governor, Gbenga Daniel, as the chairman of the Nigeria Governor’s Forum (NGF), the incumbent chairman of the forum and presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Bukola Saraki, on Sunday, said the development was inimical to internal democratic process.
Dr Saraki said the appointment contravened “the culture of inclusiveness and consensus on which the NGF was built,” noting that no meeting was convened on the said appointment, which ought to have been done in “accordance with the laid down procedures” of the forum.

In a statement signed by the Director-General of the forum, Mr Asishiana Okauru, and made available to the Nigerian Tribune, the Kwara State governor decried the appointment, which according to him, violated “due process and strict adherence to laid done procedures paramount in any democratic institutions.”

“Dr Saraki wishes to note further that the strength of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, which has played key roles in resolving some important political challenges in our country in recent years despite its varied membership, depends on the sense of belonging and inclusiveness that it is able to give to all its members.

“And for the NGF to continue to play this critical role in the politics and governance of this country in the future, its leadership must be positioned to readily inspire the confidence of all its members and be seen to be guided,

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