The immediate past governor of
Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose on Thursday congratulated his successor, Kayode
Fayemi on his emergence as the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF.
Fayemi was elected as the new NGF Chairman on Wednesday.
Gov. Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara,
who is the outgoing chairman of the forum, disclosed this after a meeting which
held Wednesday night in Abuja.
Yari disclosed that Fayemi was
nominated by Malam Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, seconded by the Governor of
Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa and unanimously elected by the governors to lead the
forum till 2021.
Reacting to the development,
Fayose said Fayemi’s appointment was well deserved.
In a tweet, Fayose, a member of
the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said the appointment was good for
the people of Ekiti State.
According to Fayose: “I
congratulate Gov Kayode Fayemi on his appointment and elevation as Chairman of
the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF).
“It is well deserved for you and
the entire people of Ekiti. Politics will come and go, but Ekiti State will
remain eternal. Once again, you have my best wishes.”
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