NGF BATTLE: JANG, AMAECHI MAY STEP DOWN

Strong indications emerged from the Monday meeting by President Goodluck Jonathan and governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP
that governors Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State and Jonah Jang of Plateau State who both chair
two Secretariats of the Nigeria Governors' Forum, NGF will step down.
According to a source at the meeting which took place at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential
Villa, Amaechi who emerged as Chairman of the NGF for his second term in May after an election
held at the Rivers State Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja after scoring 19 votes to defeat Jang of Plateau
State who polled 16 votes will drop the position as well as Jang for peace to return to the family
of the party