JUST IN: Tinubu holds first meeting with governors

President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with the state governors at the presidential villa, Abuja..

The meeting is the president’s first engagement with all the governors of the 36 states of the country.

It was learnt that the meeting commenced at about 12:36 pm on Wednesday.

The governors of Zamfara, Kano, Taraba, Kogi, Ogun, Nasarawa, Bayelsa, Adamawa, Ebonyi, Lagos, Rivers, Osun, Jigawa, Benue, Taraba, Delta, Enugu, Rivers, Oyo, Plateau, Kebbi, Abia, Imo, and Bauchi — are present at the meeting.

The deputy governors of Edo and Niger are representing their states.

Vice-President Kashim Shettima, and George Akume, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), are also in attendance.

More to follow…