{"id":15638,"date":"2019-09-19T12:48:49","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T12:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=15638"},"modified":"2019-09-19T12:48:49","modified_gmt":"2019-09-19T12:48:49","slug":"details-of-governors-meeting-on-wednesday-emerge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/details-of-governors-meeting-on-wednesday-emerge","title":{"rendered":"Details of governors\u2019 meeting on Wednesday emerge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nigeria_Governors%27_forum\">Nigeria Governors\u2019 Forum<\/a> (NGF), has pledged to partner with the <a href=\"https:\/\/nerc.gov.ng\/index.php\/home\/nesi\/404-transmission\">Transmission Company of Nigeria<\/a> (TCN) to improve power supply across the country.<\/p>\n<p>The Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, announced this while reading the communiqu\u00e9 of the forum meeting held on Wednesday night in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>Fayemi said that the governors received a presentation by the TCN at the meeting, which highlighted issues around inadequate transmission and sought governors\u2019 commitment to improving power in the country, NAN reports.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the Federal Government\u2019s resolution to recover N614 billion loan facility from 35 states of the federation, Fayemi said that they were ready to pay but there should be reconciliation of account.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you borrow, you pay. We are never averse to payment of loans under legal environment and we don\u2019t want a situation that will put our financial system in jeopardy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, governors believe that we are ready to pay, we also have a duty to ensure a reconciliation of account as far as moneys owed to states may be concerned,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, It is a storm in a tea cup when we read about governors refusing to pay. We don\u2019t have such an issue, we are ready to pay.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, had said that the Federal Government had resolved to recover N614 billion loan facility from 35 states of the federation.<\/p>\n<p>The minister revealed this when she briefed State House correspondents on the meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC), presided by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, at the State House, Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Ahmed said that each of the affected 35 states received N17.5 billion as bail out from the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>She said that the council had already agreed to constitute a team to finalise modalities for commencement of repayment of the loan facility.<\/p>\n<p>Fayemi also said that the forum received a presentation from Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet), advising that the country should expect above average rainfall which had already caused severe flooding in several states.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the forum also received briefing on meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari and from the Inspector-General of Police \u201con the unlawful invasion\u201d of some governors\u2019 residences.<\/p>\n<p>He said that this was a direct violation of the immunity of the Governors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe forum was briefed by the chairman on the meeting between the forum and the Nigeria Union of Journalist (NUJ), the governors\u2019 pledged to continue to collaborate with journalist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dThis collaboration would centre around the issues of security particularly when they work in hostile environments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe forum received a briefing on the status of the world bank assisted State Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability Programme for results (SFTAS).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe team from the World Bank assured the forum that all assessments now imply that states have improved in transparency ratings over the last quarter,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Fayemi said that the forum also received the new Country Director of the World Bank, Shubham Chaudhuri, whose tour of duty would begin on Oct. 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigeria Governors\u2019 Forum (NGF), has pledged to partner with the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to improve power supply across the country. The Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, announced this while reading the communiqu\u00e9 of the forum meeting held on Wednesday night in Abuja. 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