Governors of the South-South rejoin are currently meeting at Government House in Port Harcourt, Rivers state.
The meeting was hosted by Governor Nyesom Wike.
Chairman of the South-South Governors’ Forum, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, and Godwin Obaseki of Edo State were the first to arrive for the meeting.
They were joined later by Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, and his counterpart from Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel.
At the time of this report, Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, had yet to arrive for the meeting.
The agenda of the South-South governors’ meeting was not disclosed but PM News learned that the top of the agenda includes issues bordering on power rotation, the dispute over the Value Added Tax (VAT), security, and economic development of the region.
Governors of the six states of the South-South geo-political zone are currently meeting at the Rivers State Government House, Port Harcourt.
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Though the agenda for the meeting is not yet known, our correspondent reports that issues of the Value Added Tax and that of the Southern presidency in 2023 are among matters that may dominate discussions.
The host governor, Nyesom Wike, and Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo, were spotted having a chit chat at the venue.
