Economy

Governors Forum Meets over Security, Subsidy Palliative

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The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has held an Emergency closed door meeting in Abuja.

The meeting was chaired by the Chairman of the Forum, who is also the Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.

The meeting centred around security, fuel subsidy palliative for the withdrawal of subsidy on premium motor spirit (PMS), and the recently enacted electricity act.

The chief press secretary to Governor Mohammed Bago, of Niger state, Bologi Ibrahim, shared the update on the official handle of the Governor on X, formerly known as Twitter

The meeting which was held behind closed doors was chaired by the NGF chairman who doubles as Kwara state Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.

Some of the governors in attendance include Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State, Babagana Zulum of Borno State, and Alex Otti of Abia State, among others.

The national security adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, also attended the meeting

Hadiza Abdulrahman

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Politics

NGF Holds Valedictory Meeting for Outgoing Governors

By Web News 517

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, will be holding its 2023 valedictory meeting on Wednesday 26th of April 2023.

According to an invitation to the 36 Governors, issued by the Director-General of the Forum, Mr Asishana Okauru, on Monday, the meeting will be the 5th physical meeting in 2023, as the four earlier meetings during the year had been virtual.

It states that after the Chairman’s brief and parting remarks, the floor will be open for valedictories from members.

Seventeen Governors are leaving the Forum having completed their terms in office, while adequate arrangements have been put in place for the induction of new Governors and returning ones which is coming up between the 14th and 17 of May, the letter reads.

The meeting will also end the Leadership of Governors Fayemi and Tambuwal in the Forum as another Chairman is expected to emerge among Governors of the majority party.

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Politics

LG Financial Autonomy Tops Agenda as NGF Meet Today

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Governors of the 36 states of the federation will meet today, with the issue of losing the suit against financial autonomy for local governments topping the agenda.

Acting under the aegis of Nigerian Governors’ Forum, NGF, the governors in a statement issued yesterday in Abuja by the NGF Head of Media and Public Affairs, Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, said the lingering issue of  the local governments’ financial autonomy that had become topical nationwide since on Monday,  might forms part of the brief by the NGF chairman and Ekiti State governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi.

The statement read: ” Governors of the 36 states have been invited to a meeting according to a statement issued from the office of the Director General of the NGF, Mr Asishana Bayo Okauru.

The meeting, which is expected to be a hybrid will commence from 2 pm on Wednesday, 25th May but governors are expected to log on from 1 pm.

“This will be the 5th teleconference meeting in this year, 2022. Specifically, the deliberations will centre around SFTAS Updates, the CARES program, and a few expected presentations. 

“The lingering issue of the Local Governments’ financial autonomy which became topical nationwide from yesterday may form part of the Chairman’s brief which is regularly given at the beginning of each meeting to open the matter for discussion among governors.”

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja had on Monday, dismissed a suit governors of the 36 states of the federation, filed to query the constitutionality of regulations the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU, issued to guarantee financial autonomy for local governments.

The governors, before the judgment, were in strong opposition to efforts by the Federal Government to monitor their handling of local governments’ funds.

Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed a suit filed by the 36 states through their state Attorneys General and the Nigeria Governors’ Forum.

The states in the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/563/2019 challenged the legality of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit Guidelines which came into effect on June 1, 2019.

The NFIU 2019 guidelines required among others, that the states/local government joint accounts should be used only for receiving funds and subsequently transferring them to local government accounts only.

The NFIU claimed that the guidelines, which also limit daily cash withdrawal from the State/LG joint account to N500, 000 are intended to reduce “crime vulnerabilities created by cash withdrawal from LG funds throughout Nigeria effective from June 1, 2019.”

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Yoruba

Awon Gomina Yio Sepade Lati Wa Ojutu Sawon Ipenija Tile Yi Nkoju

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Awon Gomina l’awon ipinle merindinlogoji nile yi ni won yio sepade papo lola lona ati wa ojutu sawon oniruuru ipenija to nkoju ile yi.

Egbe awon gomina nile yi NGF lo kede oro yi ninu atejade ti eniti o wa foro iroyin ati ipolongo won, Ogbeni Abdulrazaq-Bello Barkindo fi sita nilu Abuja.

Ogbeni Bello-Barkindo so wipe awon Gomina nibi ipade ori ero ayelujara ti yio bere ni aago meji osan yio jiroro lori ase ijoba, kewa, awon oro to nja rayinrayin ati ajakale arun Covid-19 to be sile fun igba keta.

O fikun wipe oludari agba fun egbe NGF, Ogbeni Asishana Okauru ni yio foro to won lati lori ibiti nkan de duro lori ase ijoba kewa nibi ipade ti won ti se pelu alakoso foro awon osise ati igbanisise, Omowe Chris Ngige.

Gegebi o se so, iyanselodi ti egbe awon osise ile ejo nile yi ati tawon osise ile igbimo asofin nile yi gunle naa wa lara ofin ti won yio gbe yewo.

Oluwayemisi Dada

Security

S/West Governors, Traditional Rulers, Security Chiefs Meet In Ibadan

By Web News 725

South-West governors and some first class traditional rulers in the Southwest zone of the country are currently holding a security meeting at the Executive Chamber of the Agodi Government Secretariat, Ibadan.

The meeting which commenced at about 3 pm has in attendance the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, Dr Kayode Fayemi, Governors Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo, Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, Gboyega Oyetola of Osun and the host governor – Mr Seyi Makinde of Oyo State.

Among the traditional rulers that are participating in the meeting are the Ooni of Ife – Oba Enitan Ogunwusi; Alaafin of Oyo – Oba Lamidi Adeyemi; Akarigbo of Remo – Oba Babatunde Ajayi; Olugbo of Ugbo kingdom – Fedrick Akinrutan; Olubadan of Ibadan – Oba Saliu Adetunji and Olugbon of Orilegbon – Oba Francis Alao.

The Deputy Inspector General of Police, in charge of the South-West – Mr David Folawuyo, the Oyo State Commissioner of Police – Ngozi Onadeko and other heads of security agencies in Oyo State are also in attendance.

The Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari – Professor Ibrahim Gambari; Inspector General of Police – Mohammed Adamu and the Director General of the Department of State Security, DSS – Yusuf Bishi could not make the journey to attend the meeting due to bad weather.

It is expected that the chairman of the Southwest governors’ forum, Governor Akeredolu will brief journalists at the end of the meeting.

More details to come.

Iyabo Adebisi

Yoruba

Ìgbìmọ̀ àpapọ̀ Gómìnà sọ àsọyán lórí owóya

By Web News 705

Ìgbìmọ̀ àwọn Gómìnà nílẹ̀ Nàijírìa, NGF, sọpé àwọn ńse àtòpọ̀ àkọlé ètò ìsúnná wọn lọ́wọ́, káwọn tó lèè mọ̀ báwọn yóò se ìdápadà owó ìyọnilọ́fìn tíjọba àpapọ̀ fún wọn.

Alága ìgbìmọ̀ ọ̀hún títún se Gómìnà ìpínlẹ̀ Èkìtì, ọ̀mswé Kayọde Fayẹmi, ẹnitó sọ̀rs yíì lkyìn ìpàdé alátìlẹ̀kùn mọ́rí se kan nílu Abuja.

Ó sàlàyé pé, àwọn Gómìnà gbàgbọ́ pé báwọn se ti setán láti san owó, àwọn gbọdọ̀ se àtòpọ̀ àkọlé ètò ìsúnná wọn.

Gómìnà Fayẹmi ẹnitó sàpèjúwe ìgbésẹ̀ báwọn òsìsẹ́ elétò àbò se yabo ilégbe àwọn Gómìnà lẹ́nu lọ́lọ́yii gẹ́gk bí èyítí kòbófin mu, sọpé ìgbìmọ̀ náà ti sèpàdé pọ̀ pẹ̀lú ààrẹ àti ọ̀gá àgbà ilésẹ́ ọlọ́pa ilẹ̀ yíì lórí ọ̀rọ̀ ọ̀hún.

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