Anastasia Okechukwu Reporting
The Governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has emerged as the new Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF).
He succeeds Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State whose tenure of office would elapse on May 29.
It was gathered that Gov. Abdulrazaq, emerged the new Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum through a consensus at a 7th emergency meeting of the state governors held on Tuesday night in Abuja.
This was contained in a communiqué signed by Tambuwal at the end of the emergency meeting.
It reads in part, “On the leadership of the Forum, the Governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, emerged the new Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum through a consensus, and the Governor of Oyo State Seyi Makinde is now the vice chairman.
“Members committed to sustained collaboration among the states through enhanced peer review, learning at the sub-national level and deepening the relationship with the federal government and other institutions.”