List of Governors in Attendance as Tinubu Holds Emergency Meeting With Wike, Others Over Hardship
- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu held an emergency meeting with state governors at the presidential villa in Abuja, on Thursday, February 15
- The meeting, which commenced at about 11:30am, was attended by Tinubu's lieutenant, Kashim Shettima; and the inspector general of police, Kayode Egbetokun
- Legit.ng reports that opposition governors recently drew parallels between Nigeria's worrisome economic state and that of Venezuela
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FCT, Abuja - President Bola Tinubu held an emergency meeting with Nigerian governors at the council chambers of the state house, Abuja, on Thursday, February 15.
Vice president Kashim Shettima; the minister of the federal capital territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike; and the inspector general of police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun; were also at the meeting.
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As of noon, The Nation newspaper reported that the meeting was ongoing.
It was reliably gathered that Tinubu summoned the meeting because of the economic hardship in the country as well as the recent upsurge of insecurity in different parts of the country.
As reported by Vanguard newspaper, some of the state governors in attendance are those of Ekiti, Delta, Borno, Lagos, Kwara, Nasarawa, and Edo.
Others are, Yobe, Anambra, Akwa Ibom, Abia, Plateau, Kaduna, Sokoto, Niger, Taraba, Adamawa, Cross River, Ogun and Enugu.
Dada Olusegun, a presidential aide, shared a clip of the meeting.
List of state governors confirmed to have attended the meeting:
- Yobe, Mai Mala Buni
- Anambra, Charles Soludo
- Akwa Ibom, Umo Eno
- Abia, Alex Otti
- Plateau, Caleb Mutfwang
- Kaduna, Uba Sani
- Sokoto, Ahmed Aliyu
- Niger, Mohammed Bago
- Taraba, Agbu Kefas
- Adamawa, Ahmadu Fintiri
- Cross River, Bassey Otu
- Ogun, Dapo Abiodun
- Enugu, Peter Mbah
- Ekiti, Biodun Oyebanji
- Delta, Sheriff Oborevwori
- Borno, Professor Babagana Zulum
- Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu
- Kwara, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq
- Nasarawa, Abdullahi Sule
- Edo, Godwin Obaseki
Meanwhile, it is understood that the emergency meeting will be immediately followed by the monthly national economic council (NEC) meeting which will be led by Shettima.
Read more about Tinubu, hardship in Nigeria
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Hardship: Tinubu asked to immediately resign
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Toyin Raheem, the chairman of a non-governmental organisation, Coalition Against Corruption and Bad Governance, asked President Tinubu to resign.
Raheem said the Tinubu administration, though nine months old, has “failed”.
He specifically expressed displeasure with the kidnapping epidemic in the country, saying abductors now dare to storm homes and carry out attacks.
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