Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have met in Makurdi, Benue State to discuss the state of the nation and ways to strengthen the party.
The Governors and other top government officials were in the state for the commissioning ceremony of the newly constructed Ultra-modern Tor Tiv Palce and other projects in Gboko Local Government of the State.
The meeting was the first physical to be held outside the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja since the outbreak of Covid-19 in the country.
In a communiqué issued at the end of their meeting, the Governors condemned the alarming state of Nigeria which if allowed to continue, will make the country a failed state.
They expressed deep concern and alarm at the deteriorating relations between various groups in Nigeria.
Consequently, the Governors reaffirmed their conviction that an urgent devolution of powers and restructuring of the country in a way that brings together various groups and tendencies in the country appears to have become imperative and timely.
The meeting thanked Governor Samuel Ortom for hosting the first meeting of the PDP Governors in recent times outside Abuja and for holding the Party together not only in Benue State but in the entire North Central Zone.
Members of the PDP Governors Forum at the meeting were its Chairman and Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), Udom Emmanuel (Akwa Ibom), Douye Diri (Bayelsa), Samuel Ortom (Benue), Ifeanyi Okowa (Delta), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu) and Nyesom Wike (Rivers).
Others are Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Darius Ishaku (Taraba), Umaru Fintiri (Adamawa), Godwin Obaseki (Edo) and Bello Mattawalle (Zamfara).
The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed was represented by his Deputy, Baba Tela.