During the meeting, as reliably gathered,  the governors are expected to discuss the agenda for the next Federal Executive Council meeting and Local Government Funding, among other issues.

In attendance is the chairman of the forum and the Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi, his deputy and Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal.

Others are Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom; Anambra State Governor Willie Obiano; Jigawa State Governor Abubakar Badaru;  Akwa Ibom Udom Emmanuel; Delta State Ifeanyi Okowa; Adamawa Umaru Fintiri

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Officially, Nigeria now has 79 approved private universities.

The approval was made during the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

The universities, which are situated in Kaduna, Oyo, Ogun and Osun States include:Greenfield University (Kaduna) Dominion University (Oyo) Trinity University (Ogun) and Westland University (Osun)

According to the council, the approval was given because they met the requirements for establishing a university following a visitation by the National Universities Commission (NUC).

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Also, the governor promised that he would pay the debt before his administration concludes its term.

He made this known on Thursday at the ‘2018 Conversation with State Governor’ programme organised by a civil society group in the state.

Amosun, while highlighting his successes and the ordeals of his administration in the last seven years, also expressed joy, saying the residents saw the projects monies were spent on.

Equally, he assured the workers that their outstanding cooperative deductions would be paid.

In his words, “as I speak today, Ogun State debt profile is about N103 billion but because our people are happy, it keeps me going.

“You can go around to Ijebu, Yewa and even Abeokuta, you will see that joy in our people even those that do not know what they are saying, everybody is happy and it gives me joy.

“It is written in the two Holy books that, one must not allow the sweat of a worker to dry before you pay him or her and by God’s grace, I will pay the debts.

“You can see what we have done all around Ogun State, in fact, I have always ensured that before the 31st of every month, salaries should be paid. The same thing for the pensioners. If you check my phone now, you will see text messages of  prayers being sent by pensioners.

“If you add the contributory pension scheme of both local government and state, it is about N1.30 billion which is not up to two months salary. So don’t worry, I will pay.

“The way I am trained as an accountant, the money made to be used for building must not be spent on feeding and vice versa. We would pay”.

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In a related development, the governor hinted further that the Federal Executive Council has approved the re -construction of the  Lagos- Abeokuta Expressway which was in a deplorable condition.

“I have been on the neck of the Minister of  Power, Works and Housing, Barrister Babatunde Fashola, but to God be the glory, yesterday at the FEC meeting the road has been assented to be constructed”, Amosun added.

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Also, the approval which was given during the FEC meeting, is for the supply of chemicals to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) water board at the cost of 273 million naira.

The council further approved the reconstruction of Bill Clinton drive in Abuja at 1.9bn naira and the project is expected to be completed within seven months

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