JANG FLOORS FASHOLA IN COURT



A Federal Capital Territory high court has thrown out a suit filed by Lagos State governor, Raji Fashola, against Plateau Governor, Jonah Jang, challenging his election as Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF.


Before Justice Affen threw out the case it appears that Fashola himself knew he would lose as he had previously attempted to withdraw his case through his lead counsel, Prof. Yemi Osibajo (SAN).

This present loss is a major blow to the Amaechi led faction of the NGF which has not been able to pull more than 16 governors to its meeting. The last meeting had 16 governors in attendance and those were mostly opposition governors plus Amaechi's gang of PDP rebel governors. 

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