NIGERIAN GOVERNORS RAISE ALARM OVER RISING FOOD COSTS, BLAME CHECKPOINTS, ILLEGAL TAXES

The Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, has reiterated its commitment to collaborate with the Federal Government to harmonise levies, remove illegal checkpoints, and enhance the free movement of goods across states.
The 36 governors made the commitment after their meeting in Abuja, in a communique signed by the forum Chairman and Governor of Kwara state, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, and read by Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
Sanwo-Olu said that the forum at the meeting deliberated on issues affecting the country, including rising cost of food in the country.