Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State on Monday said the seven aggrieved Peoples Democratic Party governors, currently at loggerheads with President Goodluck Jonathan and the leadership of the party, risked rebellion by their followers. Akpabio, who is the chairman of the PDP Governors Forum, said no one could be a good leader without first being a good follower. He also said there was no big deal in aggrieved members of the PDP leaving the party, adding that for every five members who left, between 10 and 50 new members would replace them. The governor spoke with State House correspondents at the sideline of the inauguration of the third edition of the Youth Enterprise with Innovation in Nigeria programme held inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The governors, who have been at loggerheads with the party leadership include Governors Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers), Abdulfatah Ahmed (Kwara), Babangida Aliyu (Niger), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso (Kano), Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto), Sule Lamido (Jigawa) and Murtala Nyako (Adamawa). Akpabio said it was based on the conviction of the party leadership and that of the President that any rebellion could be resolved through dialogue that peace meetings were initiated. He said, “I have seen newspapers clips where they said ‘the rebellious governors, ‘the G-7′ and so on and so forth. “In any rebellion, we can resolve it through dialogue and I think that that’s what the President is doing; that’s what the PDP leadership is out to do to see how it can initiate dialogue and bring the situation to a close. “But I believe that you cannot be a good leader unless you are a good follower and I believe also strongly that leadership comes from God. “So the question of rebellion against leadership does not occur because if I rebel against the leadership at the federal level, I should expect somebody also to rebel against my leadership at the state level, maybe from my own local government or thereabouts. “And it is expected that as a state governor, I should respect the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. So it is not important who occupies the position. I think what is important is to give respect to the institution of the Presidency in Nigeria. And that way, the international community can respect Nigeria also.” posted on November 25, 2013 at 08:10PM jtnng.blogspot/
Posted on: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 20:14:05 +0000
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