Nigeria’s President, Tinubu Holds first meeting with NGF

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is presently holding his maiden meeting with governors across the 36 states of the federation under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) at the State House, Abuja.

 

In attendance at the meeting which, according to DailyTrust, started around 12:36 pm are the governors of Zamfara, Kano, Taraba, Kogi, Ogun, Nasarawa, Bayelsa, Adamawa, Ebonyi, Lagos, Rivers, Osun, Jigawa, Benue, Taraba, Delta, Enugu, Rivers, Oyo, Plateau, Kebbi, Abia, Imo, Bauchi.

 

The deputy governors of Edo and Niger are representing their states.

 

The governors, who are conspicuously missing before the start of the meeting are the governors of Katsina, Kaduna, Gombe, Borno, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Ekiti, Sokoto, and Ondo.

 

Vice President Kashim Shettima and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, are equally said to be in attendance.

 

Tinubu had on Friday met with the governors of his ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) under the auspices of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF).