Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have welcomed the recent ruling of the Supreme Court on the Local Government autonomy.

According to a communique issued at the end of the meeting by its Chairman, Governor BALA MOHAMMED, the Forum said it will continue to support the autonomy of the Local Governments as enshrined in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The Forum, however, noted that implementation of the court decision must be done in a manner that does not create a trust deficit between the federal governments and sub-national governments while also ensuring that the system does not suffer.