President Bola Tinubu is holding inaugural meeting with governors of the 36 states of the federation, known as the Nigeria Governors’Forum (NGF), at the State House, Abuja.
Governors attending the meeting which commenced a about 12.40pm include those 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 Niger and Edo are representing their states.
Those not present before the commencement meeting are governors of Katsina, Kaduna, Gombe, Borno, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Ekiti, Ondo and Sokoto states.
Also attending the meeting are Vice President Kashim Shettima, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume.
President Tinubu had last Friday met with the governors of his ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), known as the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) at the State House, Abuja.
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