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#EndBadGovernance: Ensure fair trial of arrested protesters, PDP gov tells FG

The communique was signed by the forum’s chairman who is the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed.

The governors expressed relief over the resolution of the #EndBadGovernance protests held between August 1 and 10 in parts of the country and affirmed citizens’ right to peaceful protests.

The communique read in part, “The meeting deliberated on crucial intra-party and governance matters affecting our states as well as those of overriding national interest and importance.

“The governors noted with a sigh of relief the end of the #EndBadGovernance protests, which was edging into a major national crisis.

“We salute the dexterity of the governors, especially those of the PDP extraction in handling the situation in their respective states with maturity, thereby restraining hoodlums and other unscrupulous elements from hijacking the protests.