The Middle Belt Journalists Forum, MBJF has distance self from the Northern Governors Forum, NGF on the rotational presidency.
The sopke group for the Northern minorities says the attack on the rotational presidency as being canvassed by the Governors from the southern part of the Nigeria was a political understanding to maintain peace, unity and political stability.
In a press statement signed in Abuja by it president, Jonathan Ipaa and National Secretary, Mrs Oikeke Igado-Kure, the forum says the zone should not support evil or any pronouncements that could further divide the country.
“We condemned in strong terms the position of the Northern Governors Forum NGF on the nagging postulations on the 2023 presidential election and the Value Added Tax debate in which some Governors from the southern part are clamouring for.
“We view the Monday’s pronouncements by the Northern Governors Forum as unnecessary utterances made to further divide the country and hit up the polity.
“Painfully and regrettedly is the fact that the evil resolution was read in Kaduna by a supposed Governor from our zone, Governor Simon Bako Lalong of Plateau state.
“As a matter of priority, we admonise Gov Lalong and his colleagues to concentrate more on the return of peace to Plateau and other states up Rivers Niger and Benue than allow himself to be used by those he is working for.
“We warn that the Middle Belt will not be part of any attempt to further divide Nigeria by selfish politicians.We have made enough sacrifice without any commiserating national reward.
“We believe strongly in the unity of Nigeria so, we will not support evil resolution that only seeks to deny other equally congruent segments of the federation their rightful benefits.
“We applaud the conspicuous absence of some of the Middle Belt Governors from the Kaduna meeting.
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