ABUJA, Federal Republic of Nigeria. Zamfara state Governor Abdulaziz Yari has emerged chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum.
Governor Yari emerged the chairman at the end of the meeting of the Forum held at the Lagos/Osun Hall of the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja.
The outgoing chairman of the body and Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, read the communique of the meeting to journalists.
Amaechi said Yari emerged chairman by consensus and would serve for a period of one year. Yari is former deputy chairman of the Forum.
Amaechi also said after over a year of bickering, the governors had now “reconciled and are united as a single umbrella association of the 36 state governors of Nigeria.”
The Rivers Governor added that induction programme for new and returning governors would be held in June.
He said the induction was aimed at equipping new and returning governors with knowledge of global best practices of establishing and running their offices.
In addition, Mr Amaechi said the Forum resolved at the meeting to set up a Governors’ Forum Academy to be called “The NGF Leadership Academy” which will be responsible for capacity building of governors and other officials holding public office.
He said the academy would be overseen by the NGF secretariat.
About 20 governors, including some deputies, attended Monday’s meeting.
Credit: Tribune (Nigeria)
