NGF Holds Valedictory Meeting As 17 Governors Depart, Details Emerge

• Nigerian Governors will hold its 5th valedictory meeting on Wednesday, April 26th, in Abuja, the nation’s capital
• The Director-General of the NGF, Asishana Okaura, confirmed the development and disclosed this in an invitation issued to all the 36 governors
• Okaura noted that 17 governors will be leaving the Forum, having completed their terms of office and newly elected governors will be inducted between May 14 and 17, 2023

The valedictory meeting of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), comprising of the 36 state governors of the federation, will hold on Wednesday, April 26th, in Abuja.

This is according to an invitation sent to all the 36 governors, issued by the director-general of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Asishana Okauru, The PUNCH reported on Tuesday, April 25.

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According to the letter, the valedictory meeting will be physical unlike the four previous sessions, which were virtual.

The letter further stated that seventeen governors are leaving the forum, having completed their terms of office, while newly elected ones would be inducted between May 14 and 17, the Voice of Nigeria report added.

Meanwhile, first-time governors are ineligible to contest for the chairmanship of the forum.

North Central APC organises prayer sessions for Tinubu ahead of May 29 inauguration

The All Progressives Con­gress (APC) leaders, un­der the aegis of the North Central APC Forum, have taken a step to ensure the peaceful transition of power on Monday, May 29th, 2023.

This is as the leaders of the ruling party organised prayer sessions for the success of the forth­coming inauguration of the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on May 29.

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Speaking on behalf of the forum in Jos, the Plateau state capital, chairman of the forum, Alhaji Saleh Mandung Zazzaga, said the prayer sessions had become necessary following prob­able unforeseen threats against the success of the ceremony.

Buhari speaks on May 29 handover, sends strong message to president-elect

President Muhammadu Buhari has said he will welcome President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the State House on Monday, May 29, insisting that the handover date remains sacrosanct.

Buhari gave the assurance while exchanging Eid greetings in a phone call to mark the end of Ramadan with Tinubu.

Both men thanked God for seeing the day and prayed for the stability and the well-being of the nation.

Source: calabargistblog.com.ng