PDP GOVERNORS' FORUM

 .. .Says Slain Bayelsa Youth Will Get Justice Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has implored people of the state, particularly youths, to follow due process in resolving issues rather than embarking on frivolous protests. Senator Diri gave the advice on Thursday during the 33rd State Security Council meeting in Government House, Yenagoa, while reacting to a protest by youths who besieged the Government House over the killing of a private cab driver, Binalayefa Asiaye, on May 27 by a policeman in Azikoro community. Governor Diri said the incident was unfortunate and that the policeman has been arrested and is undergoing trial. The Bayelsa helmsman acknowledged that while protest was a fundamental human right in a democratic setting, aggrieved persons should, however, not take the laws into their hands to infringe on the rights of others. He said: “Let me advise those who always take to protest that not everything elicits protest. In a democracy, you have a right to pro...

.. .Inaugurates New Electrical, Electronics Market Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has said that besides creating the right business climate that has begun attracting investors to the State, the greater commitment to investors is for them to know that their investments will be protected to access the derivable benefits both to the State and the shareholders.  Governor Fubara gave the assurance at the inauguration of Phase 1 and the flag-off of Phase 2 of Port Harcourt Electrical Village located along KM 17, Port Harcourt-Aba Expressway on Thursday. The Port Harcourt Electrical Village is a  sector initiative, which Governor Fubara noted, has come to reality because of the show of capacity and trust in the favourable investment climate his administration has enabled.  Governor Fubara said he did not make mistakes when he declared that the State is open to investors, and invited them to partner with his administration to develop the State economically. He said...

  ....260 wards to also get 10km of road each To mark his first anniversary in office, Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, on Wednesday, began the commissioning of 71 urban road projects, being the first phase of contracts awarded for the construction and reconstruction of roads in the state capital. He also announced a second phase comprising 80 roads, adding that government would, in addition to other major rural roads, also construct a minimum of 10km of road in each electoral ward to ensure that the rural areas were not left out. He said government had a policy to ensure that all Trunk A and Trunk B roads in the urban and rural areas were paved. At Mount Street/Umuchu Road junction, Idaw River, the governor performed a symbolic commissioning of Idaw River, Uwani, and Coal Camp Zones, as the people of Idaw River celebrated the first road intervention projects in the area in the past 52 years. The roads commissioned were Broderick Street, Silver Smith Street, Asata Mine Road...

. ..Confirms N534.332bn Nine New Road Contracts ...Presents First Year's Stewardship Scorecard   Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has revealed that his administration inherited 34 uncompleted projects, valued at over N225.279billion spread across 13 local government areas of the State.  The Governor also disclosed that under his watch, the Rivers State Government has awarded nine new road projects, valued at N534.332billion. This is even as he described as vicious and existential in nature, the political crisis that was waged against his administration, barely three months after take off on May 29, 2023. The Governor, however, said that the worst was over because his administration has successfully defended the rights and privileges to govern the State and advance its progress in liberty and freedom without compromise. Governor Fubara said these while presenting an Account of Stewardship and Scorecard to mark One Year Anniversary of his administration at Dr O...

By Prince Ejeh Josh The process encountered a set of radical disruption which upsets the status quo. It was a remarkable departure from the established incremental governance model to one described as a paradigm shift that has no regard for norm and convention. This redefined the trajectory of governance in its broad perspective. No longer an evolution that followed a traditional trend where the system is the guiding principle rather than human ingenuity that could interrupt and rupture the process with a new set of new ideas and solutions. The Enugu’s eccentric example is worth interrogation under the leadership of Dr. Peter Mbah, the state’s governor.  From “The Innovator’s Dilemma” to “The Innovator’s Solution”, Clayton Christensen, a Harvard professor and business consultant, had posited that only businesses that could relentlessly apply new set of ideas that breaks down the complexity of business model, affording a hitherto luxury product to the reach of the basic or the gener...

 On the occasion of the 2024 anniversary of your inauguration as the Executive Governors of your states, we the Management and Staff of the PDP Governors’ Forum, send you hearty felicitations and best wishes. As those charged with coordinating your activities as a body, we wholeheartedly share your vision particularly as you strive to uphold and deepen the philosophy of the founding fathers of the party based on Justice, Unity and Progress. We are happy that despite the hard times, by your people-oriented activities, our governors are touching lives across board and ensuring that the umbrella, the symbol of our great party, remains a reliable refuge that shields Nigerians.  As icons of our democracy, we are confident that your performance in the coming days, weeks, months and years, will deepen democracy in Nigeria while strengthening the confidence of the people in  government. Congratulations and happy anniversary. Signed: Dr. Emmanuel Agbo, FNMR, MHR Director-General

Ndi Enugu, Exactly 12 months ago, I was inaugurated as your governor. In that solemn moment, I felt the weight of history as I looked around the sea of heads that swarmed the Michael Okpara Square that morning, and became even more determined to surpass the expectations that I glimpsed on your faces. I pledged wholesome service to you – the people – in my oaths of office and allegiance. This ceremony is significant because it also celebrates 25 years of unbroken democratic rule in Nigeria. I congratulate Ndi Enugu and every Nigerian for this milestone. While this long run is testament to our resilience as a people, it yet serves as a reminder that democracy should never be construed as an exclusive preserve; societies thrive when governments nurture a sense of inclusion and banish feelings of alienation. Let’s think about it: what really is democracy without the people? Without the people, democracy loses its defining ethos. You would thus recall that the first action I took barely one...