Rivers State Governor and elected Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Rt. Hon Chibuike Amaechi says the group has postponed its meeting previously scheduled for 8pm Wednesday June 26, 2013.
Amaechi in a statement issued by Mrs. Ibim Seminitari said the postponement was in deference to His Excellency, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR, who invitation to all governors to a dinner at the presidential villa at the same time as the forum meeting was to hold.
“ We will be attending Mr. President’s dinner invitation as a mark of our respect for his person and office” Governor Amaechi said.
The NGF meeting had been previously scheduled to hold at 8pm but with the invitation to dinner with the President, the governors decided to reschedule. Fifteen governors left for the villa led by the chairman of the forum, Governor Amaechi. Deputy governors of Kwara and Oyo state both of whom represented their governors joined the team led by Amaechi on their way to the Villa.