This Is What Amaechi-led Governor’s Forum Endorsed For Retirement Benefits Of Governors

Amaechi-led Nigeria Governor’s Forum (NGF), on Friday assured that it would make objective recommendation for governors retirement benefits following the resolutions it adopted at the 4th Retreat of the forum which held in Port Harcourt.

Governor Rotimi Amaechi

*Governor Rotimi Amaechi

This was made known by the communiqué read by the chairman, Governor Rotimi Amaechi at the end of the retreat which had health and youth unemployment and transition – life after office prospects and challenges as its major focus.

According to the communiqué, governors would henceforth focus more attention on ensuring good governance and service delivery in the remaining period of their tenure.

It said that the focus became necessary because whatever happened in the last year of a governor’s tenure could make or mar his record of performance in office.

The governors promised to place more emphasis on making primary health care more accessible to patients, by putting in place a system which would make them utilise health facilities closer to them.

The communiqué said the governors would make it a priority to provide universal primary healthcare to all citizens and ensure its sustainability and affordability.

On youth unemployment, the governors said they would make provisions for and support infrastructure necessary for speedy broadband and internet connections.

This, the governors stressed, would ensure that youths in particular and Nigerians generally participated massively in wealth to be made from the knowledge-based economy.

The communiqué said that the governors resolved to support efforts targeted at providing enabling environment in which jobs could be created.

It said the governors would also lay emphasis on infrastructure including uninterrupted electricity supply.

The governors also resolved to use their position in the National Economic Council (NEC) to press for low interest rate and enforcement of import policies and collection of customs duties.

They also promised to adopt investment for poverty reduction and employment strategies by emphasising policies that would generate employment at local levels.

Amaechi commended the forum’s secretariat staff, under his chairmanship, for preparation of a transition guide book for governors.

It would be recalled that the NGF, which is the umbrella body for all elected governors was factionalised on March 26, 2013 after its chairmanship election. 

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