President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday hosted state Governors, Ministers and heads of paramilitary agencies to an Iftar dinner at the State House, Abuja, marking the first such gathering of the Ramadan season.
Among the notable attendees were Rivers Governor Sim Fubara and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
Their presence comes amid ongoing political tensions in Rivers State where the Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of the faction led by Speaker Martins Amaewhule, a Wike ally.
The ruling reinstated 27 pro-Wike lawmakers who had reportedly defected from the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP)-led Assembly, challenging Fubara’s authority.
In response, the Governor has invited the legislators for a meeting to discuss the court’s decision.
The dinner is being attended by Vice President Kashim Shettima, Chief of Staff to the President Femi Gbajabiamila and several cabinet members.
Other Governors around include: Alex Otti (Abia); Umo Eno (Akwa Ibom); Bala Mohammed (Bauchi); Hyacinth Alia (Benue); Babagana Zulum (Borno); Sheriff Oborevwori (Delta); Monday Okpebholo (Edo); Muhammad Yahaya (Gombe); Umar Namadi (Jigawa); Uba Sani (Kaduna); Abba Kabir Yusuf (Kano) and Nasir Idris (Kebbi).
Others are: AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (Kwara); Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa); Mohammed Bago (Niger); Dapo Abiodun (Ogun); Lucky Aiyedatiwa (Ondo); Duoye Diri (Bayelsa) and Francis Nwifuru (Ebonyi).
Also in attendance were key government agency heads, including the Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Professor Abdullahi Mukhtar Muhammad; Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Haliru Nababa; Comptroller-General of the Federal Fire Service, Jaji Abdulganiyu; and Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adeniyi.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Farouk Ahmed and the CEO of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, were also part of the gathering.
