The Forum of Nigerian Professionals in Politics (FNPP) has raised an alarm over a calculated plot to destabilize the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) and called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene in the impasse.
FNPP in a statement in Abuja on Monday said the crisis among the Governors coming at a critical stage ahead of the 2027 elections, is ‘dangerous and capable of weakening the political coordination presently driving the Renewed Hope Agenda.’
The statement jointly signed by Amb. Sani Magaji, National Chairman and Engr. Ike Chidolue, National Secretary of FNPP, called on President Tinubu to intervene in the crisis, to stop further escalation.
The statement said the APC must not repeat the mistake made by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) when they were the ruling party, adding that ‘any attempt to destabilize, weaken, undermine, or fracture the current leadership structure of the Progressive Governors Forum at this critical hour is politically immature, strategically dangerous, and potentially capable of undermining the 2027 reelection project of Mr President.’
The professionals said any governor with an ambition to lead the PGF can legitimately pursue such ambition after 2027, saying ‘this is not the time for ego-driven calculations. This is not the time for internal political warfare and this is certainly not the time to destabilize one of the strongest political coordination structures presently consolidating the Renewed Hope Agenda nationwide.
‘We therefore respectfully urge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently wade into this matter and call all leaders within the progressive family to order.
‘No personal ambition must become greater than the collective objective of sustaining the Renewed Hope Agenda and securing victory for the APC in 2027. The President must protect the structures that are working.’ They said.
The Professionals said they remained firmly committed to the stability, continuity, and consolidation of the Renewed Hope Agenda under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, charging the President to resist every attempt by fifth columnists and internal destabilizers seeking to weaken the political coordination presently driving the APC nationally.
The statement further said the Progressive Governors Forum under Senator Hope Uzodimma Governor Uba Sani as Deputy has evolved into one of the strongest stabilizing political structures within the APC and the broader Renewed Hope political architecture nationally.
FNPP said since assumption of office, the PGF has witnessed unprecedented expansion, stronger coordination amongst governors, broader coalition-building, deeper inclusiveness, and remarkable strategic alignment around the Renewed Hope Agenda of Mr. President.
‘Under his leadership, the PGF has become more disciplined, more cohesive, more strategic, and more effective in galvanizing support for President Tinubu across the federation.
‘This did not happen accidentally. It happened because Senator Hope Uzodimma and his team invested heavily in bridge-building, coalition management, political inclusion, strategic patience, and progressive coordination in line with Mr. President’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
‘Political migration increasingly favors the progressive family. Confidence within the APC coalition has grown significantly under the PGF led by Governor Hope Uzodimma. It is precisely this effectiveness that has now made the PGF a target.’
The statement said the opposition understands clearly that a stable, united, coordinated, and expanding PGF heading into 2027 represents a major political advantage for President Tinubu and the APC.