Nigeria, May 10 -- Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma on Friday night presided over a meeting of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), just hours after 20 of his fellow All Progressives Congress (APC) governors passed a vote of no confidence on him and resolved to strip him of the chairmanship of the forum.

The 20 governors had, at an extraordinary meeting held Thursday night in Abuja, accused Mr Uzodinma of financial impropriety and loss of confidence in his leadership. They also resolved to install Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah as the new PGF chairman.

Two APC governors, who spoke separately to PREMIUM TIMES, confirmed the resolution, insisting that, as far as they were concerned, Mr Uzodinma had been removed and Mr Mbah was the new ...