NGF Chair, Gov AbdulRazaq, Elected FORAF President, Seeks Better Integrated Africa, Inclusive Growth
Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) Chairman/Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has been elected as the President of the Forum of African Regions (FORAF).
Governor AbdulRazaq was elected alongside four regional vice-presidents for Central Africa, North Africa, East Africa and Southern Africa, a statement by the Deputy Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola, revealed .
The mandate of the Forum of Governors Regions/States of Africa is to accelerate socioeconomic development, deepen decentralisation and devolution, and position subnational governments as key drivers of continental integration and sustainable development.
The election was held on Monday in Tangier, Morocco, on the sidelines of the UCLG World Congress.
