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Tambuwal becomes Governors' Forum chairman as Fayemi bows out

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has announced Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state as its interim Chairman.

Governors Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state and Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state.

Bello-Barkindo disclosed that the forum Chairman Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State transferred power of the NGF to Tambuwal at the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting which held at Aso Rock Villa Abuja.

“Tambuwal has served meritoriously and harmoniously as Vice Chairman of the Forum under Dr Fayemi in the last four years.

“Fayemi who was only a few weeks ago elected as the President of the Forum of Regional and State Governments in Saidia in the state of Casablanca in Morocco attended the NEC virtually from New York City, where he is currently attending the United Nations General Assembly meeting.

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“The Sokoto State Governor will be holding fort until May 2023 when a proper election is conducted among the governors,” Bello-Barkindo said.

He quoted Fayemi before making the announcement as acknowledging the result-driven output of the NEC and thanked his colleagues and other members of the council for their support.

“Yes, we may be occasionally troublesome, coming from the forum of governors, and we do test your patience but you have never really expressed any frustration with all our truculent questions and the insistence that the federation must be a true federation,” Fayemi said.

The new President of the FORAF also did not forget to thank the Secretariat of the NEC and through the NEC thanked the President and Commander in Chief of the Country for taking the resolutions of the NEC seriously by implementing them.

In his response, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said the NGF chairman had taken the wind out of their sail, because he was “meant to, on behalf of the NEC commend Fayemi’s informed and patriotic services to the council in the last four years."

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The service according to Osinbajo was enhanced by Fayemi chairmanship of the NGF.

“The NGF has ensured that we move to a true federation, not just in words but in deeds as well,” Osinbajo said.

The vice president prayed that Fayemi’s services both nationally and globally to development, and to all of the good that the nation deserves and the global community deserves would continue.

Fayemi is expected to formally hand over the Chairmanship of the NGF to Tambuwal on October 16.

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