The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) has denied reports claiming that the Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, was removed as chairman of the group.
NewsWatch Nigeria reports that the forum described the report making rounds online as false and lacking any truth. It said no meeting was held where such a decision was taken and no resolution was reached to remove the governor from his position.
In a statement released on Friday, the Director General of the forum, Folorunso Aluko, said the report was misleading and should be ignored by the public.
According to him, the secretariat of the forum has no record of any meeting or agreement concerning the removal of Uzodimma as chairman.
He stated that the governor is still leading the forum and continues to carry out his responsibilities in that role.
The forum also said it remains united and focused on its duties despite the rumours spreading online.
The reaction followed reports alleging that about 20 governors met in Abuja and replaced Uzodimma shortly after the submission of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s presidential nomination form.
The report had claimed that governors from states including Ogun, Bayelsa and Enugu were part of the meeting where the alleged decision was taken.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the report is entirely false, baseless, and without an iota of truth,” the statement read in part.
