State governors holds emergency meeting to discuss local government autonomy

Governors from the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) are currently holding a closed-door meeting in Abuja to discuss the recent Supreme Court ruling granting financial autonomy to Local Government Areas.

In addition to the primary agenda, the governors are expected to address the N70,000 new national minimum wage, despite it not being officially listed.

Other topics on the agenda include updates on the United Nations General Assembly, state contributions and shareholder rights in the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC).

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Presentations from the Minister of Health and Social Welfare and the World Bank Country Office are also scheduled.

The meeting is being presided over by the Forum Chairman, Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara, with governors from Abia, Kogi, Anambra, Delta, Plateau, Yobe, Oyo, Imo, Benue, Cross River, Ondo, Zamfara, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Kano, Sokoto, Kebbi, Gombe, Nasarawa, Lagos, Ekiti, Kano, and Akwa Ibom states in attendance. Deputy governors of Borno and Enugu states are also present.