To resolve concerns around state security votes, the 36 governors of Nigeria have scheduled meetings with representatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Central Bank of Nigeria, and other organisations.
Aminu Tambuwal, the governor of Sokoto State, who serves as the organization’s chairman, made the announcement on Sunday.
According to an invitation sent out by the Director General of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Asishana Okauru, the meeting, which was scheduled for Tuesday, April 4, will be virtual in order to guarantee the attendance of all important personnel in the matter.
In a statement, the Director, Media and Public Affairs of the NGF, Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, said, “Those invited to the meeting include the EFCC, the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, the Federal Inland Revenue Service, and the CBN.
Bello-Barkindo further noted that “the meeting will also consider deepening the management and expansion of the cashless policy which took effect from the time of the redesigning of the national currency last year, to further the financial inclusion of all citizens in the ensuing scheme of things, going forward.”
The NFIU Director, Modibbo Tukur, wrote a letter to the NGF Chairman on March 30 requesting the meeting, according to the NGF media assistant. The letter was addressed to the NGF Chairman and signed by Tukur.
“Also on the agenda is a consensus on harmonising and updating the national tax collection and business entry standards and its requirements to help respond to the FATF and the EU grey listing in which Nigeria appeared,” the letter said.
The letter further noted that all governors had been urged to prioritise the meeting because it had been discussed at the NGF emergency meeting on March 30 and it had been unanimously decided that a meeting with the aforementioned agencies was essential.
