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The Nigeria Governors Forum has elected Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State as its new chairman and Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto as the vice chairman. Nigeria NGF Fayemi Tambuwal

The Nigeria Governors Forum has elected Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State as its new chairman.

Addressing newsmen Wednesday night in Abuja after a meeting of the forum, Governor of Zamfara state, Abdul Aziz Yari, said Fayemi and Tambuwal emerged through consensus, adding that Fayemi was nominated by the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai and seconded by the Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa.

“The new guidelines have no legal basis under the NFIU Act and are contrary to constitutional provisions which put the state joint local government account under the legislation of the state house of assembly”

 

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