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South-East govs seek action on insecurity in North

Posted by admin Governors, Headlines, South-East Sunday, July 17th, 2011

THE South-East Governors Forum has called on stakeholders in northern parts of the country to tackle the high rate of insecurity in their region. Rising from their meeting in Enugu yesterday, the chairman of the forum and Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi, urged the stakeholders to put in place a necessary machinery so as to ensure security […]

Ajimobi explains non-payment of Akala’s salary

Posted by admin Governors, Headlines, Oyo, State News Sunday, July 10th, 2011

The May and June salaries of all political office holders in Oyo State, including former Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala, his aides, current governor of the state, Senator Abiola Ajimobi and his aides, are yet to be paid because, after payment of the May minimum wage of N18, 000, in conformity with agitation by workers in the […]

I was once a prisoner, Zamfara Governor tells inmates

Posted by admin Governors, Headlines, State News, Zamfara Sunday, July 10th, 2011

Zamfara State governor, Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar, has advised prison inmates in the state to be patient and faithful to God, saying their stay in prison was a test of faith even as he disclosed that he once found himself in their situation. “I was once a prisoner. Ironically, what happened was that I was to be […]

S/West Govs Raise Committee on Integration

Posted by admin Governors, South-West Saturday, July 9th, 2011

Governors of states that made up the old Western Region have given teeth to their quest for regional integration when they agreed to set up a 21-man technical committee to explore areas of possible cooperation among them. This was their main decision at a meeting they held in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital on […]

ACN govs agree to pay N18,000 new minimum wage

Posted by admin Governors Wednesday, July 6th, 2011

GOVERNORS of the states controlled by the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) met in Lagos State, on Wednesday and agreed to pay the new minimum wage of N18,000 being demanded by civil servants. Most state governors, except Governor Babatunde Fashola, had said they could not pay the new wage, because of paucity of funds. A […]

S-West govs converge on Lagos today

Posted by admin Governors, South-West Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

LAGOS — A one-day meeting of the six governors of the South West region will hold in Lagos today. Usually reliable sources said the close-door meeting to be hosted by Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State will be attended by his Action Congress of Nigeria’s counterparts from Osun (Engr. Rauf Aregbesola), Ogun (Senator Ibikunle Amosu), […]

Olusegun Adeniyi: Where the Governors Got it Wrong

Posted by admin Governors Saturday, July 2nd, 2011

By the end of the amnesty proclaimed for Niger Delta militants on October 4, 2009, virtually all the known leaders had surrendered their camps to the federal government along with 287,455 different types of ammunitions, 2760 assorted weapons, 18 gunboats, 1090 dynamites and 3155 magazines. But there remained the issue of redressing the problem of […]

Ogoni East –West Road,the Robbers and Governor Amaechi – By Kenneth Uwadi

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Governors, Kenneth Uwadi, NNP Columnists, Rivers, State News Thursday, June 30th, 2011

By Kenneth Uwadi, Imo State, Nigeria – June 30, 2011 – I was cruising through the East West road, Ogoni axis of Rivers State last week Friday, heading to Port Harcourt from Akwa Ibom State. Ahead of me was an 18 seater Toyota commercial bus. The bus was also heading to Port Harcourt. There were […]

The Folly of Nigerian Governors – By Anthony A. Kila

Posted by admin Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, Governors, NNP Columnists Thursday, June 30th, 2011

By Anthony A, Kila, London, UK – June 30, 2011 – When it comes to utterances and conducts, Nigerian politicians have often displayed a level of audacity that verges on recklessness. The recent request, or is it suggestion, by Nigerian Governors asking the Federal Government to remove subsidies on petroleum products is one of those […]

N18, 000 minimum wage: Pay or resign, Labour tells govs

Posted by admin Governors, Headlines Sunday, June 26th, 2011

The organised labour has said that the Nigerians workers would not succumb to what it described as blackmail by state governors who hinge payment of the N18,00 minimum wage on mass sack, removal of fuel subsidy as well as review of the revenue allocation formula. Nigeria Labour Congress said any governor who found it Herculean […]