NGF Crisis: Amaechi, Jang To Step Down

Strong indications emerged from the Monday meeting by President Goodluck Jonathan and governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP that governors Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State and Jonah Jang of Plateau State who both chair two Secretariats of the Nigeria Governors' Forum, NGF will step down.

According to a source at the meeting which took place at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Amaechi who emerged as Chairman of the NGF for his second term in May after an election held at the Rivers State Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja after scoring 19 votes to defeat Jang of Plateau State who polled 16 votes will drop the position as well as Jang for peace to return to the family of the party