Okorocha elected as chairman Of Progressive Governors Forum...

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ROCHAS OWELLE OKOROCHA, THE IMO STATE GOVERNOR

The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), comprising 16 state governors who are members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Friday announced the Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha as Chairman of the Forum. An official statement signed by the Director General of the Progressive Governors Forum, Salihu Moh. Lukman, revealed that Governor Okorocha emerged Chairman following a unanimous election.
“The election of Okorocha is in furtherance of the commitment of the 16 Progressive Governors to strengthen democratic governance structures in the country with the overriding goal of rescuing Nigeria and facilitating the emergence of accountable leadership at all levels led by APC,” the statement read.
As the Chairman of the forum, Okorocha is expected to provide leadership to help the PGF realise the collective vision of the members as well as to “engender expeditiously exemplary human development programmes and policies in all APC states.”
The statement further read that: “Considering how consistently the PDP has attacked the foundations of our democracy, and the subsequent erosion of Nigerians’ hard-won freedoms, the PGF under Okorocha’s leadership pledges to mobilize citizens towards expanding and deepening democratic structures by focusing on initiatives to guarantee the development of participatory governance structures as well as the guarantee of transparent, credibility elections and the results which will reflect the votes of Nigerian people.”