State Of The Nation: 36 Govs Meet On Wednesday

The nation’s 36 Governors have scheduled a meeting for Wednesday
to deliberate on series of burning national issues.

According to a statement on Monday by spokesman of the Nigeria
Governors’ Forum (NGF), Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, the meeting
will examine the state of the nation, ongoing nationwide strike by
legislative and Judiciary workers and planned sale of public
assets, among others.

He said the virtual meeting, which will be the 30th
teleconference of the forum but the seventh this year, is scheduled
to commence by 2pm with members encouraged to start logging-in from
1pm.

Bello-Barkindo said the meeting will “address matters arising
from a variety of challenges such as the ongoing conversation over
the contentious Executive Order 10, the third wave of COVID-19, an
update of the States, Fiscal Transparency, Accountability (SFTAS)
report, among other things.”

He added: “The meeting will cover lessons for States and Actions
for Governors on Sustainability as well as the adoption of SaaS
E-procurement.

“The Governors’ PTF Committee, headed by Delta State Governor,
Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, which is charged with the responsibility of
liaising between the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Covid19 and
the Governors’ Forum, will brief the Forum on health matters
arising from the coming of the third wave of COVID-19.

“Furthermore, there will be a presentation from the Honourable
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Sabo Nanono about
the 2nd Phase of Farmers’ Enumeration.

“There will also be another presentation by the
Director-General, Bureau for Public Enterprises, Mr. Alexander
Ayoola Okoh on Unlocking Liquidity through Sale/Optimization of
State-owned Redundant/Sub-Optimal Assets.

“Last but by no means the least, the Director-General of the
NGF, Mr Asishana B Okauru will give feedback on the series of
Executive Order 10 meetings with the Minister of Labour and
Employment: Dr Chris Ngige about the ongoing industrial action by
the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria and the Parliamentary Staff
Association of Nigeria.”

The nation’s 36 Governors have scheduled a meeting for Wednesday
to deliberate on series of burning national issues.

According to a statement on Monday by spokesman of the Nigeria
Governors’ Forum (NGF), Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, the meeting
will examine the state of the nation, ongoing nationwide strike by
legislative and Judiciary workers and planned sale of public
assets, among others.

He said the virtual meeting, which will be the 30th
teleconference of the forum but the seventh this year, is scheduled
to commence by 2pm with members encouraged to start logging-in from
1pm.

Bello-Barkindo said the meeting will “address matters arising
from a variety of challenges such as the ongoing conversation over
the contentious Executive Order 10, the third wave of COVID-19, an
update of the States, Fiscal Transparency, Accountability (SFTAS)
report, among other things.”

He added: “The meeting will cover lessons for States and Actions
for Governors on Sustainability as well as the adoption of SaaS
E-procurement.

“The Governors’ PTF Committee, headed by Delta State Governor,
Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, which is charged with the responsibility of
liaising between the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Covid19 and
the Governors’ Forum, will brief the Forum on health matters
arising from the coming of the third wave of COVID-19.

“Furthermore, there will be a presentation from the Honourable
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Sabo Nanono about
the 2nd Phase of Farmers’ Enumeration.

“There will also be another presentation by the
Director-General, Bureau for Public Enterprises, Mr. Alexander
Ayoola Okoh on Unlocking Liquidity through Sale/Optimization of
State-owned Redundant/Sub-Optimal Assets.

“Last but by no means the least, the Director-General of the
NGF, Mr Asishana B Okauru will give feedback on the series of
Executive Order 10 meetings with the Minister of Labour and
Employment: Dr Chris Ngige about the ongoing industrial action by
the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria and the Parliamentary Staff
Association of Nigeria.”