PDP warned that Nigeria’s history “is replete with instances where development in one state could snowball and affect the whole country.”
Mr Osibanjo said it was imperative to unleash the potential in the youths, which was about 75 per cent of Nigeria’s population, using technology.
Mr Bello-Barkindo said the meeting was to iron out thorny issues surrounding their states’ security votes towards establishing a better option of managing the funds.
He said this on Thursday in Abuja while speaking with reporters at the Abuja residence of Mr Tinubu where he went to congratulate him.
Mr Fayemi further said, “I will like to think that that has not really affected my performance.”
Mr Fayemi during the visit described Mr Soludo as a progressive governor and a “valuable asset” to the forum.
“We shall be engaging the NLC as sub-national leaders and with a view to ensure that the outcome of our engagement will also be fed into the national discourse.”
On December 7, when the matter came up, Mr Ekwo had refused to vacate the earlier order restraining the federal government from tampering with the states’ funds.
The NGF argued that “there is also no evidence that harsh, blanket travel bans will protect the countries that impose them.”
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has told governors to use tax money for the benefit of Nigerians.
