Tag: southern governors
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Southern Governors claims on nepotism in Buhari’s government true – Bauchi Governor
Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed has said the Federal Government has lost ideas on how to address the various economic challenge bedeviling the nation. Mohammed, who spoke on Thursday at the Government House shortly after performing the Eid prayers to mark the Sallah celebration, said the FG should stop the blame game and look for a…
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Mimiko backs Southern governors resolutions
Former governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, has thrown his weight behind the resolutions arrived at by southern governors after a meeting held in Asaba on Tuesday. Mimiko also urged the southern governors to meet with their northern counterparts to resolve the areas of differences and save the country from its current predicament. This…
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Open grazing ban: You will be wasting precious time if you think presidency will act on your resolutions, Falana tells Southern Governors
Human rights lawyer and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has commended the southern governors for banning open grazing in the 17 southern states of the country. Falana, who spoke during a monitored Channels Television interview on Wednesday asked the governors to back their ban on open grazing with a legal instrument to…
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Why Southern Governors banned open grazing – Akeredolu
Chairman of the Southern Governor’s Forum, Rotimi Akeredolu, has explained why the group placed a ban on open grazing of cows into and within the region. The governors had earlier in a communique jointly signed by all called for a national dialogue and also announced that a ban has been placed on open grazing in…
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PANDEF hails Southern Governors decisions on restructuring, insecurity
Members of Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) have applauded the resolutions of Southern Governors on restructuring, state of insecurity, open grazing and others. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that a meeting of Governors of the 17 states of the Southern region was held in Asaba Delta State on Tuesday to review the current state of the Nation…
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Insecurity: Southern governors ban open grazing , task Buhari on other key things to do to put Nigeria back on track
Governors of Southern Nigeria have resolved to ban open grazing of cattle in the Southern part of the country. The governors who expressed their grave concern on the security challenge currently plaguing the nation demanded that President Muhammad Buhari should address Nigerians on the challenges of insecurity. The Southern Governors met in Asaba, Delta State…
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Insecurity: 16 governors hit Delta for Southern governors’ meeting
Sixteen of the 17 southern governors have arrived Asaba, Delta State for a crucial security meeting to address the growing insecurity in the region. Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu is already in Asaba for the meeting with other governors under the aegis of the Southern Nigeria Governors Forum (SNGF) to address the growing issues…
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Gov Ambode emerges Chairman, Southern Governors Forum
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode was yesterday unanimously appointed as the Chairman of the forum while Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa and David Umahi of Ebonyi States were appointed as Co- Chairmen. His appointment came during the meeting of all the governors of the 17 states in Southern Nigeria. The governors all agreed that restructuring…
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Southern Nigerian governors demand true federalism, devolution of powers
The governors of the 17 states of Southern Nigeria on Monday demanded devolution of powers to states from the federal government. The governors also reiterated their commitment to the growth of Nigeria. They spoke through a joint communique issued after they met in Lagos House, Ikeja, Lagos. The governors met twelve years after their last…
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Southern governors converge on Lagos, rekindle restructuring debate
The 17 governors from the South-west, South-east and South-south were on Monday, all represented in Lagos on Monday to discuss latest national issues as well as forge stronger partnership among states in the region. The Southern Governors’ summit 2017 is coming after 12 years of a similar gathering. A statement by the Secretary to the…