State Governors on the platform of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) convened a closed door meeting in Abuja over the recent financial autonomy granted the Local Government Areas by the Supreme Court.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Governors were also expected to discuss the N70,000 new national minimum wage and the looming nationwide protest, though not listed on the agenda.
On the agenda was also update on United Nations General Assembly; State Contribution and Shareholder Rights in Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC).
The Governors would also receive presentations from the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, as well from the World Bank Country Office.
However, as of the time of filing this report, the outcome of the meeting presided over by the Forum Chairman, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State was yet to be made public.
Governors sighted in attendance at the meeting are those of Abia, Kogi, Anambra, Delta, Plateau, Yobe, Oyo, Imo, Benue, Cross River, Ondo, and Zamfara.
Also in attendance are those of Bauchi, Bayelsa, Kano, Sokoto, Kebbi, Gombe, Nasarawa, Lagos, Ekiti, Kano and Akwa-Ibom States.
Others are; Deputy Governors of Borno and Enugu States.