On the recently passed Petroleum Industry Bill, 2021, the legislative and judicial autonomy as well as Executive Order 10, The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) to meet on Wednesday meet for deliberation
In a statement on Tuesday issued by the NGF Director-General, Asishana Bayo Okauru, the teleconference meeting will be chaired by the NGF Chairman, Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State.
Okauru noted that the governors will review the Memorandum of Action, which was signed, months ago, in a series of meetings between the governors, members of JUSUN, PASAN, and the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige.
He added that the governors are also expected to discuss the maiden meeting of the National Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy where committees will be considered and requests for nominees into the Technical Working Group will also feature.
“This is in line with the new thinking among Governors that pro-poor policies deserve prominence in the current governance structure.
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“Other issues of national importance to feature in the meeting include the contentious Petroleum Industry Bill where Governors will seek solutions to the next steps on the unresolved issues.”
“The NGF Chairman is also expected to brief the meeting on the activities of the weeks after the last meeting which includes the shuttle diplomacy he embarked upon to the ambassadors of Canada, China, and South Africa; as well as the meetings with the Transportation Commissioners of Nigeria and officials from the Nigeria Printing and Minting Company.
“The Governor Ifeanyi Okowa Committee on Covid 19, a regular feature of the meeting, just like the SFTAS update will be presented to the Governors, just as the NEC agenda for the following day will be discussed.
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“There will be three presentations before the Governors, among which are the Advocacy on Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities Act: Sensitization, Domestication, and Financing by the Chairman, House Committee on Disability, the Diversification and Non-oil Export Opportunities for States Post-Covid-19 – Policy Development Facility (PDF) Bridge Programme and the Deployment of Digital Infrastructure for Human Capital Development by the CEO, Suburban Fibre Company, among others,” the statement read.
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