Governors from different states of the federation are in attendance at 6th Nigerian Governors’ Forum, (NGF) meeting currently taking place at Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja.
The meeting which taking place at Transcorp Hilton Hotel Abuja witnessed the attendance of Adamawa, Zamfara, Sokoto, Kaduna, Ekiti, Niger, Kebbi, Kwara, Imo, Nassarawa, Jigawa and Plateau State Governors among others.
Part of what dominated the meeting session are minimum wage issue, health insurance and coverage, and the complimentary send forth for the outgoing World Bank Country Director, Dr. Rachid Ben Messaoud among other issues.
The communique presented after the adjournment of the meeting by the Chairman NGF Governor Fayemi Kayode of Ekiti State that the forum reviewed the current progress in the implementation of the New Minimum Wage Law and resolved that consequential increments depend on the capacity of each State government.
The NGF also resolved that following a health update by the NGF Secretariat, the Forum commended the rapid response of the Nigeria Centre for Disease
Control and the National Primary Health Care Development Agency for nipping the August 2019 yellow fever outbreak which broke out across parts of the country in the bud.
Members of the forum also pledged to commit counterpart resources to strengthen mass vaccination campaigns in their respective States.
Members of the forum commended the progress made by State governments through
their Social Health Insurance Authorities to enroll and provide health insurance cover for citizens across the country. According to the commuque in the last one year, state governments have registered over 2 million people compared to 5 million Nigerians registered under the National Health Insurance Scheme over the last 14 years.
