The N19 billion was said to have been transferred to two accounts of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, over which Saraki had once superintended as the Governor of Kwara State
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The Minister of State, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, made the pledge in a statement
Yari, who is also the Governor of Zamfara State, gave the commendation at the Government House, Port Harcourt on Saturday after a closed-door meeting with Wike
The Chairman of the Forum, Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara State, made the call on behalf of his colleagues in Abuja.
Yari had earlier led a delegation of the governors to a closed-door meet with the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele
Speaking at a meeting with members of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, President Buhari said he was very disturbed by the hardship which state government workers across the country and their families were facing due to the non-payment of salaries
This will be his first participation in the NGF meeting
Governor Fayose said on Friday that the decision could not have represented the collective will of the NGF
He said the appeal was sequel to the presentation made by the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited and exhaustive discussion on the operations of the National Integrated Power project at the meeting
Charles Eguridu, the Head of the Nigerian National Office of WAEC, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja
However, the former national chairman of the PDP told newsmen he still remained in the PDP
Reports from the state indicated that the APC presidential campaign DG was in Dutse, the capital city of Jigawa State, on the invitation of his colleague and arrived Dutse Government House at around 9pm on Saturday
Reading the communique of the meeting, Amaechi, who was flanked by other members, said: “Members expressed concern in the management of the economy by the Minister of Finance and Co-ordinating Minister of the Economy and called for a strict adherence to the Appropriation Act, 2013, failing which she should resign
Nyako’s reaction followed rumours making the round that Amaechi and his Plateau State counterpart, who is laying claim to the chairmanship of the NGF despite losing the election for the seat, Jonah Jang, might be asked to step down to pave way for a neutral candidate
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Peter Okhiria, said Oshiomhole’s ordeal might not be unconnected with the ongoing onslaught against governors who are perceived to be in support of Governor Rotimi Amaechi’s re-election as the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum
Amaechi also warned politicians to be careful so that the ongoing crisis does not affect the 2015 election, insisting that Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State voted during the controversial election
The Chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees, Chief Tony Anenih, had on Thursday night admitted that there are now two chairmen of the NGF, describing it “as an embarrassment”
Amaechi, who spoke on Monday in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, at a youth forum, said the NWC suspended him without any invitation or fair hearing
The NGF broke into two factions on Friday after the forum’s secretariat declared Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State reelected as chairman of the group by 19 votes to Governor Jonah Jang’s 16
Uduaghan said what he offered to do was to be the agent of the two candidates for the election – Governors Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State and Jonah Jang of Plateau State
However, the result of the election was still being contested by 18 governors in the camp of Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State