NGF CAUTIONS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGAINST PENALIZING ASUU

The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) has warned the Federal Government against penalizing the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. According to the NGF, the Federal Government should rather sort out the issues in the interest of the students and Nigeria.

The Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, and the NGF Chairman made this appeal while speaking in Abuja on Thursday after the forum’s meeting.

However, the NGF has rejected the plan of the Federal Government to privatize National Integrated Power Plants (NIPPs).
The plants are: Benin Generation Company Ltd, Calabar Generation Company Ltd, Geregu Generation Company Ltd, Olorunsogo Generation Company Ltd, and Omotosho Generation Company Ltd.

NGF Chairman and Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, while speaking in Abuja on Thursday said “We examined the issues relating to the proposed privatization of the power project and we took a decision that at this point in time, the NGF is opposed to the sale of any of the plants until appropriate steps have been taken that would take into consideration the interest of states that are also equity holders in those plants. We’ll continue to do whatever we can to ensure the resources of Nigeria stay with the Nigerian people and are not filtered away in a manner we can’t explain.”