Governor's Forum elects Fayemi as new Chairman
The Nigerian Governors Forum has elected Governor
Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state as the new chairman of the forum.
NGF also elected his Sokoto state counterpart,
Aminu Tambuwal as the Deputy Chairman.
Fayemi’s election was a unanimous one as he
emerged as a consensus choice.
He was nominated by Governor Nasir El-rufai of
Kaduna state and seconded by Delta state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa.
Besides, NGF maintained that the Nigeria Financial
Intelligence Unit (NFIU) guidelines.
The outgoing Chairman of the Forum, Governor
Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar of Zamfara state who read the communique at the end of
the meeting said NFIU guidelines is detrimental to the interest of states and
local governments.
He said: the Forum unanimously elected Governor
Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state as the new Chairman of the Nigeria Governor’s
Forum from 2019-2021.
“Members also elected Governor Aminu Waziri
Tambuwal of State as Vice Chairman of the Forum from 2019 -2021.”
Tambuwal, he said was nominated by Governor
Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos and seconded by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo
state.
Yari also noted that the Forum discussed the
country’ security situation saying that “Governors resolved to hold a meeting
with Mr. President to find real and effective solutions to the security
challenges facing the country.”
On the NFIU, he said: “the Forum is concerned with
recent guidelines of the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) which seek
to impose restriction on the powers of states and Local Governments to operate
within constitutionally approved parameters.
“The new guidelines have no legal basis under the
NFIU Act and are contrary to constitutional provisions”.
In his response, Fayemi expressed delight and
accepted responsibility.
He said himself and his deputy will build on the
achievement of their successors.
Besides, he said they will work in partnership
with other arms of government and partners for the benefit of the country.
The Nation
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