Federal
Government says President Jonathan's meeting with State Governors on Monday
night was to resolve a stalemate that has arisen over disagreements on unpaid
arrears from the federation account accruing to the states.
To
this end a joint committee between the Federal and State Governments was set up
comprising of Governors Peter Obi of Anambra, Isa Yuguda of
Bauchi, Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta and Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe States
, the Coordinating Minister of the Economy,Ngozi Okonjo Iweala as well as
the Minister of for Finance, Yerima Ngama.
The
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati who spoke
after the meeting revealed that the joint committee had been given a mandate to
meet, address and resolve the pending issues at a meeting scheduled for Tuesday
morning
This
he said would facilitate the disbursement of the funds which have been a source
of concern to the parties involved.
Dr
Abati further explained that Monday night's meeting was well attended by the
Vice President, Namadi Sambo, state governors and other top government
officials
The
meeting he said was conveyed at the level of the State Governors and the
President to ensure that the issues raised were not just resolved amicably but
to further reassure that no one was affected negatively over resolutions from
the outcome of Tuesday's joint committee meeting.
The
President's Spokesman surprisingly made no mention of the festering
dispute over the leadership of the Nigeria Governors Forum as if the matter did
not come up for discussion during the meeting.
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