Chairman, Southern Governors Forum, Rotimi Akeredolu says President Muhammadu Buhari must consider the demands made by the forum on Tuesday.
The Herald had reported that the 17 Southern governors at a meeting in Asaba, Delta State demanding restructuring of the Nigerian federation, banned open grazing, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to convoke a national dialogue and address Nigerians on concrete steps being taken to combat insecurity in the country.
Akeredolu read the 12-point communique containing the resolutions of the governors.
Speaking on Arise News on Wednesday night, he said that being the collective decisions of almost have the country, the president has no choice but to consider the resolutions.
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“Getting a presidential buy-in might be some cause for concern, but 17 governors from the south… I believe that whatever we have said should be given some weight, it must be something that has to be considered. That means the presidency will look at it and consider it. The number is large. It is more or less like half of us.
“I know that if we had called our brothers in the middle belt, they would have signed up to this. I even know that there are some of our brothers even in the north that would have signed up to this communique, who also believe that the time has come for us to have dialogue.
“I know Mr president. He gets this. It has to be considered. It must be considered. Because the number of governors involved are not one you can just push aside. When you talk about this dialogue, it is a matter of serious concern to us. It is not a parlour gossip. It is a matter that came from serious, in-depth discussion of governors,” Akeredolu said.