By Dan Amor
There are rumblings or discontents in Nigeria following an exchange of diatribes between Malam Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, and Chairman of the Southern Governors Forum and Governor of Ondo State, His Excellency Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN. Ever since the 17 Southern Governors met in Asaba, Delta State on Tuesday May 11, 2021, and took a collective position on the state of the nation, presidential aides, especially Garba Shehu and the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, have been fuming and hurling mud at Southern Governors with reckless abandon.
*Gov Akeredolu of Ondo State
First, Southern Governors stand for the unity of Nigeria. To reinforce that unity, they agreed that the country should be restructured. The governors also wanted Nigerians to come together to talk about their country and its future. They wanted President Buhari to drop his overwhelming nepotism and respect or address the overall essence of the Federal Character Commission in appointments into federal institutions including the national security architecture.