The 36 state governors of the federation under the aegis of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), are set to meet over the revival of the nation’s economy.
The governors that are scheduled to meet on Tuesday (today) will also deliberate on a new order that will ensure the safety and enhance the livelihoods of all Nigerians.
It was learnt that the proposed 8th teleconference meeting to be chaired by the newly appointed NGF Chairman, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, will also feature updates from States, Fiscal, Transparency, Accountability, and Sustainability (SFTAS) that would cover programme implementation progress, sustainability activities, and upcoming reform deadlines.
A message by the Director-General of the forum, Mr Asishana Okauru, stated that it would be receiving opening remarks and a briefing from the Chairman of the forum, Governor Tambuwal, thereafter snowballing into a few presentations on the nation’s economy.
The virtual meeting which is scheduled to commence at 4pm, will also feature an “update on the NG-CARES and SABER projects both anchored by the World Bank for a continuous propping of the states and the survival of the subnational population.
“In addition, at the teleconference meeting, there would be the adoption of the last NGF meeting.
“At the last NGF meeting, it was discussed that the Forum launched a Primary Health Care (PHC) Leadership Challenge – a flagship programme to revamp the Primary Health Care Under One Roof (PHCUOR) policy in the country by maximizing the commitment of state governors to PHCUOR, promoting a progressive increase in PHC funding, and ensuring all primary health care centers have the requisite human resource capacity,” the statement read.