July 12, (THEWILL) – President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, met with the Class of 1999 Governors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The President himself, a member of the group, had been Lagos State governor during the period. They were the first set of state chief executives after Nigeria returned to civil rule in 1999.
The ex-governors were led to the meeting by former Osun State Governor, Bisi Akande.
Former Governors James Ibori (Delta State); Donald Duke (Cross River); Niyi Adebayo (Ekiti); Lucky Igbinedion (Edo); Orji Uzor Kalu (Abia) and Sam Egwu (Ebonyi), attended the meeting.
Chimaroke Nnamani (Enugu); Ibrahim Turaki (Jigawa); Adamu Muazu( Bauchi); Obong Victor Attah (Akwa Ibom); Olusegun Osoba (Ogun); Ahmad Yerima (Zamfara); Jolly Nyame (Taraba); Attahiru Bafarawa (Sokoto) and Joshua Dariye (Plateau), also attended the meeting.
