Governors from the 36 States of the Federation are in the presidential villa, Abuja, meeting with President Bola Tinubu.
Led by the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) and governor of Kwara, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, they were received in audience at 12.30 pm in the Council Chamber by the president.
It is the first time the governors are meeting the President as a collective under the NGF since his inauguration.
Some of those present at the meeting include Gvernors 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.
Those not sighted before the commencement meeting are Governors of Katsina, Kaduna, Gombe, Borno, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Ekiti, Ondo and Sokoto.
Also attending the meeting is Vice President Kashim Shettima, the new Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), the National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana Monguno (ret. ) amongst others.
President Tinubu had met with Governors of his ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) known as the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), last Friday.
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Source: Track News
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