Akpabio, Rivers State PDP trade words over Governors Forum.











Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio, on Friday said that his Rivers State counterpart, Rotimi Amaechi, tried to ‘reinstall’ himself as the chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum.
However, the Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party countered his assertion, saying that only the 36 governors could decide whether Amaechi was okay to go for a second term.
Akpabio, who spoke during an interview on a Channels Television programme, Sunrise, said Amaechi’s bid was stoutly resisted by some governors, whose identities he did not disclose.


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