June 02, (THEWILL) – President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, met with members of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) in the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Vice President Kashim Shettima also joined the meeting.
While details of the meeting were yet to be disclosed as at the time of filing this report, THEWILL reports that it is their first meeting with the Progressive Governors after inauguration on Monday, May 29.
Governors present at the meeting include Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos); Hope Uzodinma (Imo); Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa); Umar Namadi (Jigawa); Inuwa Yahaya (Gombe); Yahaya Bello (Kogi); Babagana Zulum (Borno) and Mai Mala Buni (Yobe).
Others are Uba Sani (Kaduna); Dikko Radda (Katsina); Father Hyacinth Alia (Benue); AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (Kwara); Dapo Abiodun (Ogun); Umar Bago (Niger); Aliyu Ahmed (Sokoto); Francis Nwifuru (Ebonyi) and Bassey Otu (Cross River).
Also, the Permanent Secretary of the State House, Tijjani Umar and former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nuhu Ribadu, attended the meeting.
