By Williams Anuku Worried by the economic woes in the country, the 36 governors will on Wednesday, 17th August, 2022, meet at the Ba...
By Williams Anuku
Worried by the economic woes in the country, the 36
governors will on Wednesday, 17th August, 2022, meet at the Banquet Hall of the
Presidential Villa in Abuja, to discuss the way forward.
Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, the Director, Media and Public
Affairs of Nigeria Governors’ Forum Secretariat, in a statement, on Tuesday,
declared that the state of the nation’s economy will dominate conversations
during the meeting.
According to the statement, “several governors reasoned that
it is high time to tell each other the bare truth by confronting each other on
the situation and brainstorming on it.”
Continuing, the statement noted that: “This formed the basis
for resorting to an in-person meeting which since the outbreak of the Covid-19
pandemic has been relegated by the states’ executives.
“Two things will feature prominently in the conversation:
the economy and security. This will be the first time in the year, contrary to
media reports that Governors had collectively advised the president on the
weeding of fifty-year-olds from the federal civil service and other spurious
suggestions meant to impose further hardship on the people, that governors will
collectively meet to consider a total overhaul of the nation’s economy.
“The meeting which, according to the invitation issued by
the Director-General of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Mr Asishana Bayo Okauru,
will commence at 2 pm. It begins with the launch of the Primary Health Care
Leadership Challenge Fund, followed by the launch of the World Bank SFTAS
charter before the real conversation on the state of the economy begins.
“There will also be such regular updates as the CARES
program and the Chairman’s remarks. All governors are warmly welcome.”
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