CNPP Decries Disunity Among S/south Govs
From John Iwori in Yenagoa
The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties and Nigerians United for Democracy (CNPP-NUD) in Bayelsa state has expressed dismay over the disunity among the governors of the South-south geo-political zone.
The CNPP-NUD reaction is coming on t he heels of the divergent positions taken by the governors of the zone on the successor to the late National Vice Chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Aminosari Kala Dikibo.
The zone made up of Cross River, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Rivers and Akwa Ibom had early last month had a zonal meeting of the party at Uyo where the issue of Dikibo's successor resulted in a statement.
In a statement issued in the Bayelsa state capital, Yenagoa, the CNPP-NUD said the division among the governors in the zone has made it impossible for them to take a common stand on issues that affect the people of the area.
According to the statement, which was made available to THISDAY at the weekend, it was the oneness and collective zeal of the governors in the zone in the past that made them to pursue the resource control struggle, and the campaign for true federalism with single mindedness and vigour.
"CNPP-NUD notes with regret that our South-south governors have not been speaking with the zeal and enthusiasm with which the South-south governors forum was formed. The forum is no longer vibrant. Besides, the commitment to collectively articulate and discuss political and national interest to promote love and understanding among t he Niger Delta people has been ignored.
"This manifested at the last zonal meeting of PDP held at Uyo, Akwa Ibom state where the successor of late Chief Aminasoari Dikibo who was killed in mysterious circumstances created disarray among the governors. CNPP-NUD certainly believe that this is an issue that would have been resolved collectively and amicably through dialogue, and promote common interest without any misgivings, if the spectacular understanding that existed among them in the past was still existing", the statement added.
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