The Senate has rejected the controversial National Water Resources Bill, 2023, transferring control of water resources from states to the Federal Government. This decision puts an end to the bill’s contentious journey, which had faced opposition from southern governors and lawmakers. The rejection follows consultations with the House of Representatives and consideration of senators’ … Read more
The Southern Governors Wives’ Forum (SGWF) on Monday visited Ogombo Community in the Ajah area of Lagos State to inspect the level of work on the ongoing Secondary School project by the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO) as part of activities lined up for the SGWF Quarterly Meeting being hosted by Lagos … Read more
The PDP southern governors insisted that the best thing to do for the unity of the party was to zone the presidential ticket to the South Ikpeazu said they have watched with keen interest the developments in the party, especially concerning zoning EDITOR’S PICK Kaduna Train Attack Victim Dies From Gunshot Injury Insecurity: Nigerians Leave … Read more
Omokri claimed that the southerners united with northerners to betray an innocent southerner in 2015 Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has said that he wants power to remain in the north after 2023 to teach southerners the power of unity. Omokri said this while reacting to Northern Governors’ rejection of power … Read more
Northern Governors have declared their position on 2023 Presidency. EKOHOTBLOG reports that governors of the 19 Northern states have described the position of the Southern Governors that the country’s next president must come from their region as unconstitutional. This was made known by the Plateau State Governor and Chairman of the Northern Governors … Read more
The governors also reaffirmed their stand on open-grazing ban, urging every State in the region to quickly pass a law to that regards. Southern Governors met in Enugu on Thursday, declaring that it is within their purview to collect the Value Added Tax, VAT. This is coming amid row between the Rivers State Government and … Read more
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The Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore has urged the National Assembly to stop the enactment of the open-grazing laws by the Southern governors. EkohotBlog reports that Saleh Alhassan, the National Secretary of the Fulani socio-cultural organization, has appealed to the National Assembly to stop the governors from enacting the law because it targets Fulani pastoralists. Alhassan … Read more
During a meeting on Monday, 17 southern governors rejected the removal of the electronic transmission of the election result from the Electoral Act, saying the move was necessary to consolidate the nation’s democracy. The joint caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmakers in the National Assembly has expressed support for the Southern Governors resolution … Read more
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“Resolved that if for any reason security institutions need to undertake an operation in any state, the Chief Security Officer of the State must be duly informed.” Southern Governors have on Monday agreed that security agencies must notify the state governor, who is the chief security officer of the state before they carry out any … Read more
The latest meeting was held eight weeks after the governors met in Asaba, the Delta State capital, on May 11, 2021. Southern Governors have agreed that the Southern region should produce the next president of the country. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that the latest development was part of the decisions the Southern Governors reached at … Read more
Some of the governors already in Lagos as of the time of writing this report include Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (Ondo), Nyesom Wike (Rivers), and Adegboyega Oyetola (Osun). The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has in the early hours of Monday received 16 Southern Governors into the state. The Southern Governors, on Monday morning, converged at … Read more
The Southern governors also agreed that the progress of the country required that urgent and bold steps be taken to restructure the Nigerian Federation leading to the evolution of state police. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Southern governors will on Monday converge in Lagos for a meeting. It was gathered that the meeting, which will … Read more
State Governors in the South had resolved to ban open grazing and movement of cattle by foot in the region following a meeting held on May 11 in Asaba, the Delta State capital The Presidency has faulted the recent resolutions of the Southern Governors, including the ban on open grazing in the entire southern part … Read more
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has thrown its weight behind the decision made by Southern Governors to ban open grazing in the Southern part of the country. The Miyetti Allah stated that the ban on open grazing is capable of addressing the farmers-herders crisis in the region. The Miyetti Allah Cattle … Read more
17 southern governors had, on May 11, resolved to ban open grazing of cattle in their respective states The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has said the unanimous decision to ban open grazing by southern governors is unconstitutional. Malami, who disclosed this on Channels Television’s Politics Today Programme, said the … Read more
An umbrella body of nomadic herdsmen in Nigeria, the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has expressed displeasure over the ban on open grazing in Southern Nigeria by the governors of the region. The group said the Southern governors have declared war on herdsmen. An umbrella body of nomadic herdsmen in Nigeria, the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, … Read more
“The fact of the matter is that the crisis emanates from the belief by most herdsmen that they are free to enter any farm” The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has expressed its support for outright prohibition of open grazing in the south. Ekohotblog reports that Audu Ogbe, the forum’s chairman, said the move would help … Read more
By Simon Kolawole “It is also unusual, I would say, for the current set of southern governors, apart from Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike, to openly criticise Buhari” If you are a keen observer of Nigerian politics, or should I say politicking, you must have noticed many unusual things about the meeting of the 17 southern … Read more
Gbajabiamila has said he did not oppose the recent resolutions of the Southern Governors’ Forum after its meeting in Asaba, the Delta State capital. The House of Representatives has said the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, did not oppose the recent resolutions of the Southern Governors’ Forum after its meeting in Asaba, the Delta State capital. Chairman … Read more
The lawmakers also urged President Muhammadu Buhari to initiate the process of restructuring the country. Members of minority parties from the 19 northern states in the house of representatives, have thrown their weight behind the resolve by the governors in the southern region to outrightly prohibit open grazing and the movement of cattle by foot. … Read more