NGF gets new Leadership

 Asishana Okauru (Presiding Officer) announcing result

Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara state has emerged as chairman, Nigeria

  Governors’ Forum. Mr.  Yari emerged at the end of the meeting of the Forum held at the Lagos/Osun  Hall of the Transcorp  Hilton Hotel,  Abuja.

The outgoing chairman of the body and Governor of Rivers State,  Rotimi  Amaechi, read the communiqué  of the meeting to journalists. Mr. Amaechi said Mr.  Yari emerged chairman by consensus and would serve for a period of one year. Mr. Yari was former deputy chairman of the Forum. A new deputy chairman was, however, not elected at the meeting to replace him.

Governor Abdulaziz Yari

The Rivers Governor also said after over a year of bickering, the governors had now “reconciled and are United as a single umbrella association  of the 36 state governors of Nigeria.” The Rivers Governor added that induction programme for new and returning governors would be held in June 2015. He said the induction is aimed at equipping new and returning governors with knowledge of global best practices of establishing and running their offices.

In addition, Mr.  Amaechi said the Forum resolved at the meeting to set up a Governors’ Forum Academy to be called “The NGF Leadership Academy,”  which will be responsible for capacity building of governors and other officials holding public office. He said the academy would be overseen by the NGF Secretariat.