President Bola Tinubu has hosted members of the 1999 class of governors at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday.
The former governors, who were the first set elected at the dawn of Nigeria’s Fourth Republic in 1999, were led to the State House by James Ibori, a former Delta State governor
the visit is widely believed to be part of President Tinubu’s ongoing consultations with key political stakeholders.
The class of 1999 governors is considered influential in Nigeria’s democratic journey, having played critical roles in shaping the country’s political landscape since the return to civil rule over two decades ago.
Former governor of Edo State Lucky Igbinedion who was also chairman of the governors forum at the time spoke to state House correspondents.
He said while the meeting dwelt on national issues, the former state executives also advised the president to develop cutting edge industries across the the seven hundred and seventy seven local govt’s of the country and avoid the current PALLIATIVE of about fifty thousand naira given to vulnerable Nigerians.
The meeting marks another in a series of engagements by President Tinubu aimed at strengthening alliances and consolidating political support ahead of key national decisions.
