President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged the leadership of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) and the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) to use their tenures to work for the peace, unity and socioeconomic development of the country.
In a statement yesterday in Abuja by his spokesman, Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, President Tinubu also asked the new leaders of two critical organs of governance to join hands with his administration to enable its Renewed Hope agenda achieve its objectives.
“As chief executives of states, governors are critical to the overall success of our administration and the desire for a Nigeria that works for all.
“As an important fulcrum in our journey to a more prosperous and safe country, what states do or do not do matters a lot.
“I am, therefore, obliged to ask the new leaders to use their good offices to bring about a convergence of vision between the Federal Government, under my leadership, and governments at the state level.
“It is my prayer that you acquaint yourselves diligently in discharging the responsibilities bestowed on you through this election,” President Tinubu said.
The President, who congratulated both leaders in the statement, said,
“I congratulate the Governor of Kwara State, His Excellency AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on his emergence as the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), and the Governor of Imo State, His Excellency Hope Uzodimma, on his election as the Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF).
“In the same vein, I also congratulate His Excellency, Seyi Makinde, the Governor of Oyo State, and his Kaduna State counterpart, His Excellency Senator Uba Sani, on their elections as deputy chairmen for the two respective forums.
“Being called upon by their peers to lead them is a testament to the trust and confidence reposed in them by the governors.”
