Governors meet in Abuja to settle issues

Governors under the auspices of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) are currently meeting in Abuja to harmonise their positions on some issues of national importance.

The meeting currently on-going at the Transcorp Hilton hotel, has most of the governors

The meetings’ agenda includes “update on Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation PHC Meeting in Seattle, November 12-13, 2019 and other side meetings.

“Update on deductions for budget support facility

“Proposal for recovery of funds due to State Governments (Withholding Tax (WHT), Collection of Ground Rent. NTEL, MTEL etc.)

“Briefing by NEC Ad-hoc Committee on Excess Crude and other Special Accounts of the Federation H.E. Governor Nasir El-Rufai.

“Update on the Primary Health Care Under One Roof (PHCOUR) and other health related matters.”

It would be recalled President Mohammadu Buhari was in a closed-door meeting with the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele this morning in Abuja.

The meeting, we gathered has to do with some of the issues slated for discussion in the Governors’ meeting going on currently in Abuja.