VP Shettima Meets Nigeria Governors Forum

Vice President Kashim Shettima on Thursday met in a closed door meeting with the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF).

Naija News reports that the meeting is being held at the Presidential Villa.

Also at the meeting is the co-Chairman of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates; the chairman of the Dangote Foundation, Aliko Dangote, and members of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF).

In attendance at the meeting are the NGF Chairman and Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Adbulrazaq and his Bauchi State counterpart, Bala Mohammed. Others are Governors Alex Otti (Abia), Umar Radda (Katsina), Dauda Lawal (Zamfara), Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa), Ahmad Aliyu (Sokoto) and Umar Namadi (Jigawa State).

As of the time of filing this report, Governors Ahmadu Fintiri (Adamawa), Umo Eno (Akwa Ibom), Charles Soludo (Anambra), Duoye Diri (Bayelsa), Biodun Oyebanji (Ekiti), Godwin Obaseki (Edo), Nasiru Idris (Kebbi) were yet to arrive.

Others including Hope Uzodimma (Imo), Umar Bago (Niger), Senator Ademola Adeleke (Osun), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Sim Fubara (Rivers), Yahaya Bello (Kogi), Kefas Agbu (Taraba), Mai Mala Buni (Yobe) and Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya (Gombe) were yet to arrive.

Also in attendance are the Deputy Governors of Kaduna, Delta, Kano, Plateau, Ebonyi, and Benue states, amongst others.

More to come…