Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is presently meeting with all 36 state governors at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja in a bid to proffer a solution to the prevailing food prices in the country.
This is the president’s second meeting with the state Governors since he inaugurated the National Economic Council on June 15, 2023.
According to reports, the meeting followed increasing food prices and hardship in the country, which has led to disenchantment among many segments of the society.
There have been pockets of protests in some parts of the country, such as Niger, Kano, Ondo and other states, where citizens demanded solutions to the food crisis and insecurity.
Among those sighted at the meeting were Vice President Kashim Shettima, Director-General of the Department of State Services Yusuf Bichi; the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume; the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun; the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu and the President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila.
Governors attending the meeting are Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq (Kwara), Hope Uzodinma; (Imo) Prof. Babagana Zulum, (Borno) Godwin Obaseki (Edo) Sim Fubara(Rivers) Biodun Oyebanji (Ekiti) Prof. Charles Soludo (Anambra), Caleb Mutfwang (Plateau) and Uba Sani (Kaduna) among others
There are also some ministers at the meeting.
