Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has replaced his Ekiti State counterpart, Dr Kayode Fayemi, as the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF).

This followed the recent election of Fayemi as the President of the Forum of Regional and State Governments in Saidia in the state of Casablanca.

According to a statement issued by the NGF Director, Media and Public Affairs, Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, Governor Tambuwal became the NGF Chairman on Thursday at the National Economic Council meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja after Fayemi transferred the baton of office to him.

READ ALSO: Fayemi emerges President Forum of Governors Regions/States of Africa

The statement read: “Before making the announcement, the Ekiti State Governor acknowledged the result driven output of the NEC and thanked his colleagues and other members of the council for their support, explaining that yes, we may be occasionally troublesome, coming from the Forum of Governors, and we do test your patience but you have never really expressed any frustration with all our truculent questions and the insistence that the federation must be a true federation.

“The new President of the FORAF also did not forget to thank the Secretariat of the NEC and through the NEC thanked the President and Commander in Chief of the Country for taking the resolutions of the NEC seriously by implementing them.

“In his response the Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo said the NGF chairman had taken the wind out of their sail, because he was ‘meant to, on behalf of the NEC commend the Ekiti Governor and NGF Chairman’s informed and patriotic services to the council in the last four years and that was enhanced by your chairmanship of the NGF, admitting that the NGF has ensured that we move to a true federation, not just in words but in deeds as well.

“Professor Osinbajo prayed that Dr fayemi’s services both nationally and globally to development, and to all of the good which the nation deserves and the global community deserves will continue.

“Dr Fayemi formally hands over the Chairmanship of the NGF to Rt Hon Amuinu Waziri Tambuwal on October 16th,” Bello-Barkindo stated.

Tambuwal served as NGF Vice Chairman under Fayemi in the last four years.

The Star