Governor Emmanuel Commends Unity Among Governors In Nigeria

Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has commended the bond of unity existing among the governors in the country, saying it has melted the barriers of party affiliation and ethnic differences.
Emmanuel spoke on Christmas day when he received a delegation of the Governor’s forum led by Abdulaziz Abubakar Yari of Zamfara state.
He said the bond of love among them has occasioned their unprecedented visit to him in his country home on the Christmas day.
He recounted that the entire country had been behind him throughout the ordeals of the Church building tragedy and again thanked President Buhari and all the governors for their prayers and good wishes.
Christmas is a very special period, and for anyone to take the pains to travel from such a long distance, demonstrates genuine love, and on behalf of the government and people of my state, i appreciate you and we wont take this gesture for granted,” the Governor assured.
Speaking on behalf of the Governors, the Zamfara State Governor Abdulaziz Yari, said they were mandated by the governors forum to come and commiserate with the Government and people of the state over the sad incident of the collapsed church building.
While thanking God for saving the life of the Governor and several others they prayed for the speedy recovery of those injured as well as consolation for bereaved families.
Alhaji Yari said that as governors, they were all united by the common interest of working together to deliver on their mandate to Nigerians.
“We are aware of the current situation in the country, but we believe that if we are united as a family, irrespective of party affiliation, we can meet the expectations of our people.”
He described Governor Emmanuel as a great financial expert whose contributions have been of immense benefit to the country, especially under the current challenges.
In the delegation were the governors of Sokoto, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal and Kebbi, Abubakar Bagudu.