7 governors off to meet President Buhari in London (list, photos)

7 governors off to meet President Buhari in London (list, photos)

- Seven governors left Nigeria to meet with President Buhari in London

- The governors who were selected by the NGF will meet the president on Wednesday, July 26

- The governors were selected to reflect all the geo-political zone of the country

Seven governors have been selected to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari in London on Wednesday, July 26.

The governors departed Nigeria on Tuesday, July 25 and will meet with Buhari by 3pm on Wednesday.

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The visit was confirmed by Garba Shehu who is the senior special adviser to President Buhari on media and publicity.

Abdulaziz Yari who is the governor of Zamfara state and the chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum will lead the delegation that will meet with the president.

7 governors off to meet President Buhari in London (list, photos)
The governors were selected to reflect all the geo-political zone of the country. Source: Twitter, @dawisu

The six other governors were selected to represent the geo-political zones of the country.

They are:

1. Dave Umahi (Ebonyi)

2. Umar Ganduje (Kano)

3. Kashim Shettima (Borno)

4. Samuel Ortom (Benue)

7 governors off to meet President Buhari in London (list, photos)
The governors were selected to reflect all the geo-political zone of the country. Source: Twitter, @dawisu

5. Udom Emmanuel (Akwa Ibom)

6. Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo)

Shehu was asked why Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti was not selected as one of the governors to meet with the president and he revealed that the selection was done by the NGF and not the federal government.

7 governors off to meet President Buhari in London (list, photos)
The governors' visit is a goodwill visit and nothing more Source: Twitter, @dawisu

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He said: “The visit is a goodwill visit and there is nothing more than that.

“They will leave tonight, arrive tomorrow and meet President Buhari by 3pm tomorrow.”

Asked why President Buhari had not addressed the nation but chose to receive delegates, he said: “It is a question of what he prefers and if he opts for address option, he will do so.”

Legit.ng had reported that the scheduled visit came as a surprise to a governor who is not among those travelling to see Buhari.

7 governors off to meet President Buhari in London (list, photos)
The governors were selected to reflect all the geo-political zone of the country. Source: Twitter, @dawisu

The governor who did not want his name mentioned stated that those chosen for the journey were picked outside what he described as the NGF.

He however noted that had the secretariat and the governors been contacted, the governors would have picked at least one of the PDP governors that had been critical of the Buhari.

Watch a Legit.ng TV video below of Nigerians speaking about President Buhari's imminent return:

Source: Legit.ng

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