The Forum of Regions of Africa has elected the Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), John Kayode Fayemi as president.
The election that produced the governor held Friday morning in the city of Saidia in Oujda of the state of Casablanca in Morocco.
The west Africa caucus ensured Dr Fayemi, Chair of the NGF was returned unopposed.
In his acceptance speech, Dr Fayemi described the victory as a burden of history.
He said leadership isn’t just a title but an instrument that should be used to influence policy and utilised for total positive impact on our people.
He emphasised that it is about time that Africans stopped agonising and start organising.
Dr Fayemi added that Africans must begin to allign with what’s happening at the national and make it work for the subnational.
In consideration of all the efforts of the hosts Fayemi thanked the “organisers who made our stay memorable and comfortable” and showered the kingdom of Morocco with “deep Gratitude to his majesty for his commitment to African regional communities” and reiterated that all present must exhibit the desire to work in tandem with the AU agenda.
Fayemi disclosed that in their brief meeting with the new cabinet, they considered it necessary to set up a technical committee to review the workbook to firm up the new direction of the continental Forum.
He told the audience that four governors from Nigeria are in attendance as a measure of how seriously we take the Forum.
The other governors are Godwin Obaseki of Edo state, Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state and Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state.
