Governors of the 36 states in Nigeria, under the umbrella of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, will meet on Wednesday to discuss issues related to petrol subsidy and COVID-19 vaccines.
The governors disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja by Mr. Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, the Head, Media and Public Affairs of NGF Secretariat.
The forum’s spokesperson said the emergency meeting would be held virtually.
Bello-Barkindo said that Governor Nasir El Rufai of Kaduna State, who is the chairman of NGF Committee on Subsidy on petrol, would brief his colleagues before any decisions on the supply and or retailing of the product is taken.
He added that various issues revolving around the COVID-19 vaccines rollout would feature prominently in the 28th teleconference meeting.
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta and chairman, NGF committee, said that the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 would brief his colleagues on the situation with the vaccine rollout and the attendant encumbrances.
