The Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has said that newly elected and re-elected governors will undergo induction training from May 17 to 19, at a venue yet to be determined.
Saraki, who is also the Governor of Kwara State, briefed journalists at the end of the forum’s meeting, which started on Monday night and ended in the early hours of Tuesday.
He also said the governors were committed to free elections and were ready to do everything to make sure that the elections were credible. Saraki added that they were ready to lose their seats, as long as the elections were free and fair.
He said, “If losing elections is one of the sacrifices the governors will make in order to have free and fair elections, then it would not be too much.”
The forum called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct peaceful elections.
Saraki added, “At our meeting, we deliberated on a number of issues, which included the forthcoming elections and the security situations in the country.
“We want to have credible elections in the country and all the governors are ready to win or lose gallantly.
“We also implored the INEC to be alive to its responsibilities by conducting free and fair elections.”
The meeting, which was said to be an emergency one, also discussed the minimum wage for workers.
Saraki said that the governors would take up the issue together with Personal Income Tax, and the Review of the Revenue with the National Assembly, saying their implementation would have negative implications on the states.
The governors, according to him, agreed that a liaison be set up with the National Assembly to tackle some of the issues that could affect the revenue of the states.
The Governor of Anambra State, who is also the Vice Chairman of the forum, Mr. Peter Obi, was mandated to take up the challenges of liaising with the National Assembly on some of the issues raised at the meeting.
By Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja Courtesy Of: Punch
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