The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) will hold an induction
ceremony for new and returning governors between Monday and Friday next week.
In a statement on Tuesday, Abdulrazaque Barkindo, NGF’s
media director, said President Muhammadu Buhari will give the keynote address
at the induction.
Barkindo said the event would accords the governors —
including former ones — an opportunity to share experiences to further
strengthen service delivery to the Nigerian people at the subnational level.
“Speakers are invited from all over the world from among
heads of governments, members of the diplomatic corps, captains of industry and
other categories of guests who have accomplished and distinguished history of
service to their people to inspire the governors to hit the ground running,” he
said.
“On this occasion,
the current Mayor of New York City, Eric Adams and two former American
governors, Terry McAuliffe of the State of Virginia and O’Malley Martin Joseph
of Maryland are gracing the occasion.
“Perusing their performance resume, O’Malley became renowned
for reducing crime while McAuliffe focused on healthcare provision and
education.
“Eric Adams, the Mayor of New York City, which, if it were a
country, would have the ninth-largest gross metropolitan product (GMP) of $1.66
trillion, is visiting Africa for the first time, and is known to have applied
digital methods to fight crime in NYC.”
The media director said Peter Anyang Nyongo, governor of
Kisumu County in Kenya “who transformed Kenya’s hospital fund to a national
health insurance fund, reduced poverty” will speak at the event.
“Also invited to the NGF induction are Former British Prime
Minister Tony Blair, Mr Jean Pierre Elong Mbassi, the Secretary General of
United Cities and Local Governments of Africa and President William Ruto of
Kenya,” he added.
“Nearer home, Dr Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Director General of
the World trade Organization, Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary General of the
United Nations and Dr Akinwumi Adeshina of the African Development Bank, bring
their experiences to bear on the occasion. They are all slated to speak to the
event.
“Other speakers include the National Security Adviser,
Major-General Mohammed Babagana Monguno, who will be speaking on managing
security in the states, with Kaduna Governor, Malam Nasiru el-Rufai, Inspector
General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba and the DG DSS among others, as panelists.
“The same Induction
program will also deal with how to seamlessly ease the outgoing governors to a
life after office. The last two days of the week will be occupied by activities
of the First Ladies.”
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