The forum made the pledge in a statement issued by its Chairman and Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on Friday in Abuja
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Saraki said this in a statement he personally signed and released in Lagos on Saturday
The Governors stated this on Saturday in response to the position of Hajia Buhari at a lecture on Friday that the country was failing
The forum made the clarification in a statement issued by its Head of Media and Public Affairs, Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, on Saturday night in Abuja.
According to the itinerary, they were to discuss the time frame for the refund of the N614 billion bailout fund issued to their states by the Federal Government.
The 36 state governors under the umbrella of Nigeria Governors’ Forum are meeting in Abuja to discuss update on recent directive of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit on local government funds.
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum has advised the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to abide by the earlier decisions on the remittance of oil revenues to the federation account.
The Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, disclosed this while reading the communiqué issued at the end of the forum meeting held on Wednesday night in Abuja
The Governor of Ekiti State and Chairman, Nigerian Governors Forum, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has congratulated Senator Ahmed Lawan and Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila over their emergence as the Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives respectively during Tuesday’s inauguration of the ninth Assembly.
The governors of the 36 states of the federation on Friday briefed President Muhammadu Buhari on the security situations in their respective states, the Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has said.
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum is yet to take a position on the issue of state police, the forum’s Chairman, Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has said.
All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has congratulated Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State over his election as the new Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum.
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has congratulated Governors Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti and Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi on their emergence as Chairmen of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and Progressives Governors’ Forum respectively.
The Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has stated that the Nigeria Governors’ Forum under his watch will address all issues that come its way “as amicably as possible in the overall interest” of the country.
The immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, on Thursday, said his successor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, deserved to be chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum.
Senator Bola Ola, a Senator of the 6th Senate, on Thursday said Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State was elected Chairman of Nigeria Governors` Forum because of his intelligence and ability to lead and produce results.
The NGF in a petition to Buhari rejected the NFIU’s decision to monitor disbursement of funds to local governments starting from June 1
Yari, who is also the Governor of Zamfara State, gave the advice at the opening ceremony of an induction of new and returning governors, organised by the NGF Secretariat on Monday in Abuja
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, says there is the need for states to explore ways of improving their Internally Generated Revenue in the next few years.
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum has pledged its support to security agencies to ensure that the forthcoming election is conducted in a conducive atmosphere devoid of violence.