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The Progressive Governors' Forum (PGF) first materialized in 1981 during the Second Republic when the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) held sway. Governors on the platform of the opposition, the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), then formed a forum through which they intended to project and implement what they believe are "progressive ideals".〔Feinstein, Alan. African Revolutionary, the life and times of Nigeria's Aminu Kano.〕 With the re-emergence of democracy in 1999 and the eventual decision, in 2013, by elements in the opposition to merge into a mega party,〔Akor, Ambrose (18 April 2013). "Nigeria's Key Opposition Party Approves Merger Plan". Bloomberg. Retrieved 6 May 2013.〕 the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) once again emerged.〔Daniel, Soni (9 October 2013). ''(11 govs float Progressive Governors' Forum )''. ''(Vanguard )''〕 Now, in the Fourth Republic, the PGF is a forum comprising all state governors of the (All Progressives Congress (APC) ), the mega party which was borne of a merger between the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), and members from the All Peoples Grand Alliance (APGA), among others.〔Agomuo, Zebulon (11 February 2013). "Possible risks in opposition merger ahead 2015". Business Daily. Retrieved 11 February 2013.〕 The Forum was formed in the wake of the merger of legacy parties which merged to form the APC and at inception in August 2013, the PGF had 11 member governors comprising Borno, Edo, Ekiti, Imo, Lagos, Nassarawa, Ogun, Osun, Oyo, Yobe, and Zamfara states; this number increased later when five additional governors from the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) defected to the APC〔(27 November 2013). "(Nigeria: As 5 G-7 Governors, New PDP Join APC, PDP Faces First Real Danger in 15 Years )". ''AllAfrica''〕 after a crisis that gave rise to a faction known as the new-PDP. Sequel to the new merger with members from the new-PDP, the PGF comprised sixteen governors (Adamawa, Borno, Edo, Ekiti, Imo, Kano, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Rivers, Sokoto, Yobe and Zamfara states), this number, however, reduced to fourteen after Ekiti's Kayode Fayemi lost his re-election bid and Adamawa's Murtala Nyako was impeached, in June and July 2014 respectively. The APC recorded overwhelming victory in most states and the number of member governors increased to 22 after the April, 2015 gubernatorial elections. ==Aims and Objectives== Addressing newsmen in October, 2013, the governors of the All Progressive Congress, APC, described their main goal as organising all APC state governments in order to implement policies which would develop human capital in their respective states and improve the quality of life through job creation, which would, in turn, eradicate poverty. The objectives of the Forum include; # Promoting the APC’s social democratic ideals as enshrined in the party’s constitution and manifesto by undertaking policy actions which reflect these in APC-governed states # Partnering with other progressive governors in Nigeria, irrespective of whether or not they are members of the APC, in order to promote good governance and deepen the democratic process in the country. # Setting a uniform agenda especially with respect to healthcare and education across all APC states, with the aim of establishing and replicating results across board # Carrying out initiatives which would make the electioneering process credible and that results truly reflect the wishes of the people # To support the party, the APC, in engaging other stakeholders with the aim of strengthening democracy and accountability in government # To support the party in its leadership orientation efforts across the country # To implement initiatives which would aid the development of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), and enable it take its rightful place as a democratic institution not prone to partisan influences. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Progressive Governors Forum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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