Speaking after their meeting in Abuja, which lasted from Tuesday night till early yesterday, NGF Chairman and Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulazeez Yari, said it is imperative to seek lasting solutions to the nation’s worsening macro-economic challenges, “especially on foreign exchange stability.”
Yari said the forum pledged to work with the Federal Government on a consistent and comprehensible course of action in the implementation of strategies that would excite national growth and development.
The communiqué reads in part: “The forum pledges to work with Mr. President to ensure coherent policy actions that will create a clear policy direction for the country and stimulate domestic production.”
It will also “collaborate with the Federal Government to ensure that the National Health Act is operational and the percentage funding for primary health care provided for in the budget.
“Sequel to the presentation made by the Country Representative of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the forum agreed to aggressively support the total eradication of polio in the country.”
Meanwhile, Yari insisted that states neither seek nor have received bailout from the Federal Government. Rather, what they seek is intervention funds, especially that some of the monies hanging around the coffers of government be brought together and shared.
“The Federal Government has not given any bailout to any of the states,” he noted. “What was shared last time was monies from NLNG and FAAC, and as we have been saying, we have not been looking for bailout but for all monies in the coffers of the federation to be brought together for the purpose of sharing.”
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