Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has emerged the new chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF through a consensus.
Governor Abdul’aziz Yari of Zamfara State, who is the outgoing chairman of the forum said this after a meeting held in Abuja.
Yari said that Fayemi was nominated by Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, seconded by the Governor of Delta, Ifeanyi Okowa and unanimously elected by the governors to lead the forum till 2021.
Yari added that Members also elected are Governor Aminu Tambwal of Sokoto State as the vice Chairman of the forum.
He explained that Tambuwal was nominated by the Akinwumi Ambode of Lagos State and seconded by his Ondo State counterpart, Rotimi Akeredolu.
Reading a communiqué at the end of the meeting, Yari said that the forum was concerned with the recent guidelines of the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit.
In his acceptance remark, Fayemi expressed his gratitude for the confidence reposed on him by colleagues.
