Governors of the 36 states are scheduled to hold a
teleconference on Wednesday to deliberate on a new national security order to
ensure the safety of lives and property in the country.
Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, head of media and public
affairs of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, in a statement, said the forum, at its
22nd meeting, would receive zonal updates on the disbanded special anti-robbery
squad (SARS) and internal security.
While the governors will revisit the issue of the Coalition
Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) palliatives with updates on its current status in
all the states, three groups will also make presentations at the meeting, which
is scheduled to start at 2pm.
There will be a presentation on a collaboration between
Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, and Nasir el-Rufai,
Kaduna state governor, on securing access to pension funds for infrastructure
development, as well as matters arising from the just-concluded 26th Nigerian
Economic Summit (NES).
There will also be a presentation on the development agenda
by the core working group (CWG) of the human capital development programme of Nigeria.
Bello-Barkindo added that the issue of stamp duty collection
and a response to the water resources bill would form part of the agenda.
He also explained that updates would also be given on states
fiscal transparency, accountability and sustainability (SFTAS ), as well as
feedback from a meeting with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU),
and the Conference of Legislators of Nigeria (COSLAN).
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