President Bola Tinubu received a delegation of former governors from the 1999 class at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday. The group was led by former Delta State Governor, James Ibori.
The meeting brought together notable figures, including Adamu Aliero (Kebbi), Joshua Dariye (Plateau), Saminu Turaki (Jigawa), Boni Haruna (Adamawa), Donald Duke (Cross River), and Sam Egwu (Ebonyi). Other attendees included Lucky Igbinedion (Edo), Jolly Nyame (Taraba), Victor Attah (Akwa Ibom), Niyi Adebayo (Ekiti), and Adamu Mu'azu (Bauchi).
George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and former Governor of Benue State, introduced the delegation at the start of the meeting.
However, several prominent members of the 1999 class of governors were absent, including Bisi Akande (Osun), Olusegun Osoba (Ogun), Achike Udenwa (Imo), Abdullahi Adamu (Nasarawa), Ahmed Makarfi (Kaduna), Attahiru Bafarawa (Sokoto), Sani Yerima (Zamfara), Rabiu Kwankwaso (Kano), Chimaroke Nnamani (Enugu), and Orji Kalu (Abia).
The details of the meeting remain undisclosed, but it is believed to be part of President Tinubu's ongoing consultations with key political stakeholders. The 1999 class of governors played a significant role in shaping Nigeria's Fourth Republic politics, having assumed office at the return of democratic rule.