JUST IN: Tinubu, Nigerian Governors Forum, Meet In Aso Rock
President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with governors of the 36 states of the Federation in the Council Chamber, Abuja.
This is the first meeting the Nigeria Governors Forum led by its Chairman and Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq would be Having with the president since he assumed office over a week ago.
Also at the meeting is Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, the newly sworn-in Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, the National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana Monguno, among others.
Some of those physically in attendance include 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 and 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.
President Tinubu had on Friday met with the governors of his ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) under the auspices of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF).
Details shortly.
