What President Buhari Told 36 State Governors In Closed Door Meeting Today

President Buhari has challenged state governors to redouble efforts in
addressing infrastructure deficiencies in their respective states to
revamp the nation’s economy.

PoliticsNGR gathered the meeting was
hinged on the nation’s failing economy. The Chairman of the Governors’
Forum, Gov. Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara, said the president stated this at
a closed door with the 36 State Governors of the federation in Abuja.

He
said: “Mr President, as usual, responded by telling us that the economy
is in a bad shape and we have to come together and think and rethink on
way forward.

“So, Mr President talked to us in the manner that
we have a task ahead of us. So, we should tighten our belts and see how
we can put Nigerian economy in the right direction and how we can
address the nation’s infrastructural decay.

“So, all of us as
leaders especially those that are coming to the National Assembly and
those coming back as governors and the president who will be re-elected
by God grace we should not think that things are going to be easy.

”They are going to be harder than before, this was the message of Mr President,’’ he said.

On
the meeting of the National Economic Council, the governor disclosed
that the Council deliberated extensively on new ways state governments
could generate additional revenues for speedy economic growth and
development.

However, Yari declined to confirm on whether the meeting discussed the issue of the proposed N30,000 minimum wage.