No, that is not the problem (in reference to Ivan's original post). Especially not with the significant drop in Zoner traders due to Guard ID nerfing.
As for Freeport governors, even if we had enough active members that would stay active all the bloody time, we would need a unified government in order to vote for such officials. For example, when the Factions tried to give CoZ sovereignty over Omega-49, CoZ called it a power grabbing scheme. When Jinx, who had been roleplaying as the defender of Freeport 11 since the begining of time, wanted to be a spokesperson for the station, he was also called a powergrabbing jerk.
Reasons given: CoZ said that we were trying to burden them by giving away one of the most hotly contested Zoner spaces, while keeping the less trouble making areas for ourselves.
Facts: Freeport 11 is ten times more contested than Gran Canaria.
Conclusion: When groups are seperated, they find every reason to disagree.