Chairman of the National Policy Dialogue, Abdulrahaman Musa-Ododo, has defended the Progressive Governors Forum, PGF, for rejecting the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike’s Rainbow Coalition.
He said the Governor Hope Uzodinma-led Progressive Governors Forum did the right thing by stating its position on the Rainbow Coalition, adding that the issue was not about one person but an institution.
Wike and governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, are currently at daggers drawn over the Rainbow Coalition, which has produced over 100 candidates for the senatorial election and many more for other elective positions ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The APC governors had recently distanced themselves from the coalition, a move that further laid bare the rift between Wike and Uzodinma ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
For Musa-Ododo, who spoke on Arise News, Uzodinma and his colleagues have taken the right decision and should maintain their stance on the coalition.
He said, “So, what is the essence of your coalition if it’s coming to whittle down the very foundation on which a party stood? So, that is why we have to interrogate it.
“We must not pursue power for power’s sake. You see, we pursue power for power, but without thinking that wisdom must direct power, principle must guide politics, and we must focus knowledge on national development.
“This is the best way to go about it. Because PGF is an institution. It’s an established institution of the APC. They did the right thing constitutionally.
“They met and issued a communiqué that this is their stand. So, it’s enough. That is the best way to do it. This is not one personality against another personality. No. It’s against an institution, an established, formidable one, which Mr Hope Uzodinma is leading.”
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