Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) chairman and 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.
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.
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NGF Chair Gov AbdulRazaq Elected FORAF President, Seeks Better Integrated Africa
Source: Leadership News
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