Tinubu holds first meeting with governors

Our reporter/ President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday met with state governors at the presidential villa, Abuja.

The sit-down is the president’s first engagement with all the governors of the 36 states of the country.

The meeting commenced at about 12:36 pm on Wednesday.

The governors of Zamfara, Kano, Taraba, Kogi, Ogun, Nasarawa, Bayelsa, Adamawa, Ebonyi, Lagos, Rivers, Osun, Jigawa, Benue, Taraba, Delta, Enugu, Rivers, Oyo, Plateau, Kebbi, Abia, Imo, and Bauchi — are present at the meeting.

The deputy governors of Edo and Niger are representing their states.

Vice-President Kashim Shettima, and George Akume, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), are also in attendance.