Governors

A physically challenged citizen identified as Elizabeth engaging with Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, during the swearing in of the newly constituted State Executive Council, in Osogbo, Osun State… recently. Unfazed Elizabeth sought for and waded through the crowd and security cordon to have a moment with the governor.

Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sunusi II has said that Kano State possess the potentials to generate N12 billion into the state treasury through proper taxation of all class of people.The monarch opined that the estimated 12 million Kano populace should be subjected to a flat monthly taxation rate of N1.000.00.Sanusi in his remarks at the launching of the state Presumptive Taxation for Commercial Vehicle Operators, at the state Government House in Kano, said, “Collecting a small amount from many people will definitely boost the coffers of the government”.

The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) Secretariat on Friday in Abuja said Nigeria would record major improvement in its primary healthcare services shortly. Director-General of the secretariat, Dr Asishana Okauru, stated this on Friday at the sideline of a workshop on “Implementation of the Primary Healthcare under One Roof Policy (PHCUORP) organised by the secretariat in Abuja. Okauru told newsmen that if recommendations from the two-day session, which began on Thursday, were properly implemented the country would record increase in life expectancy and reduction in death rate. He said that the workshop participants looked at the major challenges facing Primary Health Care (PHC) in the country and recommended the way forward. “We have been able to look at the major challenges and we have even gone beyond that. “We are looking at solutions, and in taking clear