Tag: PGF DG

Stabilize Naira’s Free Fall Urgently – PGF DG Tasks CBN

Ishaku Yohanna

Godwin Amunde The Director-General of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF)- the umbrella body of Nigerian Governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) - Dr. Salisu Mohd Lukman,  has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to urgently and expeditiously stablize the Naira exchange rate to the Dollar. The PGF DG noted that the Naira had lost over 200% of its value in the six years of the present administration, falling to N570 to a dollar in recent weeks from N158 a Dollar left by the Goodluck Jonathan…

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2023 Presidency: You Risk Rubbishing Your Reputation Should Your Alleged Bid Fails – PGF DG Warns Jonathan

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Godwin Amunde The Director General of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) – the umbrella body of Nigerian governors elected on the platform of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) – Dr. Salihu Lukman, has cautioned former President Goodluck Jonathan against vying for Nigeria’s presidential seat inch 2023. This follows the widespread speculations that former President Jonathan is allegedly contemplating taking another shot at the nation’s topmost job. Dr. Lukman issued the advice in a piece entitled: “APC’s High-Profile Membership Recruitment and Issues for 2023,” and argued that Jonathan stands the…

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VAT Dispute: ‘Aspire To Generate N10-15Bn Monthly IGR’ – PGF DG

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…Tasks Zamfara, Ebonyi, Others Godwin Amunde The Director-General of the Progressives Governors Forum, (PGF) – the umbrella body of Nigerian governors elected on the platform of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) – Dr. Salihu Lukman, said there is no reason why any state in the country, including Zamfara, Yobe, Osun, Ekiti, Abia, Ebonyi, should not aspire to generate at least N10 – 15 billion monthly as Internally Generated Revenue. He added that it was time for Nigerian politics to be refocused to tap into the productive potential of each…

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Banditry: ‘Gumi’s position self-serving, threat to national security’ – DG APC PGF boss warns

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The Director-General of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), Dr. Salihu Lukman, has faulted the Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abubakar Gumi, for calling on the authorities to grant amnesty to bandits in the country. The APC chieftain said Gumi’s position was not only self-serving but clearly a threat to national security. The PGF boss, in a piece entitled: “Nigerian Democracy and Challenges of Nation Building”, yesterday in Abuja, said bandits cannot be placed on the same pedestal with Niger-Delta militants granted amnesty by the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua led administration. Lukman, who applauded…

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Conflicting Court Orders: Nigerian Judiciary Must Be Insulated From Partisanship - PGF DG 

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Godwin Amunde The Director General of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), – the umbrella body of Nigerian Governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr, Salihu Moh Lukman, said the need to insulate the Nigerian judiciary from the partisanship of individual judges is an important requirement for both the development of democracy and nation-building. He also warned that the trend of political parties being seemingly managed by court processes is endangering Nigeria’s democracy. He further noted that Nigeria is fast becoming a nation built with a negative attitude…

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Prove Islamisation, Fulanisation agenda allegation against Buhari – PGF DG challenges Ortom

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Godwin Amunde The Director-General of the Progressive Governors Forum  (PGF) – the umbrella body of Nigerian Governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Salihu Lukman, has challenged Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, to provide evidence of his claim that there is a sinister plot by the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to turn Nigeria into a Fulani and Islamic caliphate. He also carpeted former Deputy governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN,  Dr. Obadiah Mailafia and a retired military officer, Commodore Kunle Olawunmi for going on air…

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You’ve mismanaged your opportunities to initiate restructuring – PGF DG tells PDP

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By Godwin Amunde The Director General of the Progressive Governors Forum, (PGF) – an umbrella body of Nigerian governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC) – Dr. Salihu Lukman have challenged the governors of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to engage the leadership of the National Assembly to speed up the processes of constitutional amendment instead of playing politics on a matter that is beyond media campaign. Dr. Lukman made this known in a statement which was made available to newsmen on Tuesday in…

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2023: PGF DG warns APC against self destruction

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…Says party’s electoral advantage more on account of President Buhari By Godwin Amunde The Director General of the Progressive Governors Forum, Dr. Salihu Moh’d Lukman has warned the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to be mindful of enemies from within as the 2023 general elections draw closer. He made the position known in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday in Abuja and expressed worry over the chances of the ruling APC to retain power at the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure. “How was the APC able to…

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APC: ‘Don’t repeat Oshiomhole’s mistakes’ – PGF DG warns Buni

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By Godwin Amunde The Director-General of the Progressive Governors’ Forum, (PGF) – the umbrella body of Nigerian governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman, has warned the Caretaker and Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the party not to repeat the mistakes made by the party’s immediate past national leadership. He therefore urges the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led CECPC to quickly set in motion the process that will lead to the National Convention of the ruling party. Lukman, who faulted the extension of…

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Minimum Wage: No Nigerian worker should earn less than N100,000 – PGF DG

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By Godwin Amunde The Director General of the Progressive Governors Forum, (PGF) Dr. Salihu Lukman has described the N30,000 minimum wage campaigned by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) in the present day Nigeria for any family an apology, adding that the minimum wage for any optimally productive Nigerian worker should not be anywhere less than N100,000. The PGF DG, who made this known in a statement titled “True Federalism and Labour Issues,” on Sunday in Abuja, argued that it has become apparent that the leadership of labour unions in Nigeria…

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