Reacting to the Federal Government’s allegation that governors are responsible for rising poverty, the forum in a statement, described allegation by the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clement Agba, as an attempt to divert attention from the gross failures of the Federal government.
Faulting claims that governors have abandoned the rural populace, the NGF said it is the opinion of the governors that the dereliction that the minister is talking about lies, strictly speaking, at the doorstep of the Federal Government, which he represents, in this scenario.” “Today, rural areas are insecure, markets are unsafe, surety of travels are improbable and life for the common people generally is harsh and brutish.
According to the NGF, “Although the Minister committed the folly of tarring all thirty-six governors with the same brush, there cannot be a one-size-fits all reply to the Minister’s misguided outburst. “So, where is the minister getting his unverified facts and figures from? It is important to mention here that only this week, the House of Representatives asked the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouk, to quit office, if she was not ready to do her work of alleviating poverty in the land. This, in other words, is a resounding vote of no confidence on the ministers among whom Mr.
FG will soon accuse NGF, nobody takes responsibilities in this government, only know how to point fingers
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