The Governor of Rivers State Rotimi Amaechi, is leaving nothing to chance as he consolidates his victory in the forum’s election held on 24 May 2013.
Amaechi who has fixed a meeting of the forum for tomorrow at the Rivers State Governors’ Lodge, Abuja, is set to meet former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta in company of the Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso.
Though Amaechi is yet to arrive for the meeting with Obasanjo as at the time of filing this report, #ThePHCityBlog gathered that the meeting earlier fixed for yesterday could not hold because the governor failed to show up.
Sources close to the Rivers State governor disclosed that Amaechi is seeking Obasanjo’s support in his battle with President Goodluck Jonathan who is determined to remove him as the Chairman of the Governors’ Forum.
Governor Amaechi yesterday circulated a notice of meeting of the Governors’ Forum for Wednesday at the Rivers State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja at 8p.m. The meeting which is held monthly usually precedes the National Economic Council, NEC, meeting in Abuja.
But curiously, the Presidency also fixed a dinner to be held with all the 36 governors on the same day and at the same time, See GOBE.
Some political observers view the dinner as an attempt by the Presidency to prevent the meeting of the governors from taking place.
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