Okowa Faults Lawan’s Stance on Southern Govs’ Call for Restructuring

Says govs shouldn’t be vilified

Delta state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa on Saturday hit back at the
Senate President, Senator Ahmed Lawan and others for saying that
Southern Governors are not supposed to speak on the issues of
restructuring and the need for a national dialogue.

Okowa who spoke at an empowerment Programme sponsored by the
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rep. Ndudi Elumelu
in Asaba said it was unfortunate that the Senate President was
quoted as saying that Southern Governors should not have taken the
position they took.

The Senate President was quoted to have criticised the southern
governors for their position saying as elected people, they are not
supposed to be seen to take such a position.

He said what the southern governors said was not new as such
positions has variously been canvassed by Nigerians including the
APC and PDP.

He said “unfortunately, I read in the paper somebody saying that
we ought not to speak on certain things because we are elected
people. If you cannot echo the voice of your people, then you are
not worthy of tht position you are holding.

“All those things that we said in our communique are not new.
They have been spoken by our people and what we did was just echo
their wishes.”

Says govs shouldn’t be vilified

Delta state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa on Saturday hit back at the
Senate President, Senator Ahmed Lawan and others for saying that
Southern Governors are not supposed to speak on the issues of
restructuring and the need for a national dialogue.

Okowa who spoke at an empowerment Programme sponsored by the
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rep. Ndudi Elumelu
in Asaba said it was unfortunate that the Senate President was
quoted as saying that Southern Governors should not have taken the
position they took.

The Senate President was quoted to have criticised the southern
governors for their position saying as elected people, they are not
supposed to be seen to take such a position.

He said what the southern governors said was not new as such
positions has variously been canvassed by Nigerians including the
APC and PDP.

He said “unfortunately, I read in the paper somebody saying that
we ought not to speak on certain things because we are elected
people. If you cannot echo the voice of your people, then you are
not worthy of tht position you are holding.

“All those things that we said in our communique are not new.
They have been spoken by our people and what we did was just echo
their wishes.”