*Holds first virtual meeting with state governors
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday urged governors to work
closely with the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 in order
to engender better harmony in the daunting task of checking the
pandemic.
According to a statement by Special Adviser to the President on
Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, Mr Buhari spoke during an online
meeting with the Governors’ Forum, disclosing that the PTF had
briefed him on next steps in the national response to the pandemic,
‘and I have directed that they work very closely with the
Governors.’
Buhari said the pandemic was ‘beyond technology, power, and
resources’, noting that countries that had all those were recording
highest casualties round the world.
‘We have to be very careful. We need to continue to educate and
persuade the people to accept the reality of the situation, and do
all that is necessary to stay safe,’ the president said to the
governors.
The statement revealed that the meeting also discussed economic
and security issues, among others, with the governors commending
the president on the ‘leadership and direction’ he has given the
country in combating COVID-19.
President Buhari participated in the meeting video conference at
the Council Chambers at the State House, Abuja.
The Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum and Governor of
Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, led members of the forum in the
online meeting.
The Minister of Finance, Budget, National Planning, Mrs Zainab
Ahmed; Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria Mr Godwin Emefiele;
and the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice,
Mr Abubakar Malami, were also at meeting with Buhari inside the
Council Chambers.
*Holds first virtual meeting with state governors
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday urged governors to work
closely with the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 in order
to engender better harmony in the daunting task of checking the
pandemic.
According to a statement by Special Adviser to the President on
Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, Mr Buhari spoke during an online
meeting with the Governors’ Forum, disclosing that the PTF had
briefed him on next steps in the national response to the pandemic,
‘and I have directed that they work very closely with the
Governors.’
Buhari said the pandemic was ‘beyond technology, power, and
resources’, noting that countries that had all those were recording
highest casualties round the world.
‘We have to be very careful. We need to continue to educate and
persuade the people to accept the reality of the situation, and do
all that is necessary to stay safe,’ the president said to the
governors.
The statement revealed that the meeting also discussed economic
and security issues, among others, with the governors commending
the president on the ‘leadership and direction’ he has given the
country in combating COVID-19.
President Buhari participated in the meeting video conference at
the Council Chambers at the State House, Abuja.
The Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum and Governor of
Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, led members of the forum in the
online meeting.
The Minister of Finance, Budget, National Planning, Mrs Zainab
Ahmed; Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria Mr Godwin Emefiele;
and the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice,
Mr Abubakar Malami, were also at meeting with Buhari inside the
Council Chambers.