Tag: Northern Governors Forum
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APC: Why the Northern Governors agreed on Tinubu-El-Rufai
Kaduna state governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has explained why the Northern governors and national delegates of the All Progressives Congress, APC presidential primaries, (APC) voted for Asiwaju instead of former Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi and Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo.
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BREAKING: Northern APC govs present Tinubu, Osinbajo, Amaechi, three other names to Buhari as possible consensus
Northern APC Governors have just forwarded the names of five southern aspirants to the President Muhammadu Buhari from which consideration should be made for a consensus candidate. The development is a follow-up on their resolution to zone the party’s Presidential ticket to the south. True to that resolution, aspirants from the South dominated the list.…
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Group accuses Northern Governors backing Southern presidency in 2023 of treachery
The Northern Interests Coalition has accused Governors from the region who support power to shift to the south of treachery. The group therefore faulted the 10 Northern APC governors who threw their weight behind power returning to the South in 2023 after a meeting on Saturday. The APC Northern Governors Forum had backed the South…
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BREAKING:Southern govs laud northern counterparts for conceding presidency to region
Nigeria’s southern Governors Forum has applauded the decision of their counterparts in Northern Nigeria for conceding the nation’s presidency to the south. A Press Statement signed by Southern Governors Forum, Rotimi Akeredolu carried the appreciation. In the document, Southern Governors said they received the news of the resolution of the 11 Governors from the Northern…
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Shonekan legacies will live on – Governors Forum
The Northern Governors Forum has eulogised the former Head of the Interim National Government (ING), Chief Ernest Shonekan, saying his legacies of patriotism, patience and tolerance will continue to live on. They lauded the late elder statesman critical role of ensuring the stability of Nigeria during one of its difficult moments. The forum, in a…
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2023: Northern governors anti-people, seeking Nigeria’s disintegration – Middle Belt Forum
The National President Of Middle Belt Forum has warned that Northern Governors are seeking the break-up of Nigeria by their resolve at their Kaduna
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Northern Governors Forum condemns attack on Gov. Ortom
The Northern Governors Forum on Sunday condemned Saturday’s attack on Benue’s Gov. Samuel Ortom’ motorcade by bandits as disturbing. Bandits attacked Gov. Ortom’s motorcade on Saturday at Tyo-Mu community near Makurdi. Chairman of the forum and governor of Plateau, Simon Lalong, said the incident must be investigated thoroughly. Lalong said in a statement issued by…
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Northern governors meet over security challenges, restructuring
The Northern State Governors Forum on Thursday began a meeting in Kaduna to discuss various security challenges in the region and the issue of restructuring. The chairman of the Forum, Gov. Kashim Shettima of Borno, said at the opening of the meeting that as elected representatives of the people, the governors must dispassionately address the…