Good to see you again: Tinubu hosts class of 1999 governors at Aso Villa

President Bola Tinubu on Friday hosted his fellow 1999 class of governors, who paid him a courtesy visit at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

Tinubu was the governor of Lagos from 1999 to 2007.

The delegation, comprising Nigeria’s first set of civilian governors after the country returned to democracy, was led by James Ibori, former governor of Delta state.

Among those present were Adamu Aliero (Kebbi), Joshua Dariye (Plateau), Saminu Turaki (Jigawa), Boni Haruna (Adamawa), Donald Duke (Cross River), and Sam Egwu (Ebonyi).

Others were Lucky Igbinedion (Edo), Jolly Nyame (Taraba), Victor Attah (Akwa Ibom), Niyi Adebayo (Ekiti), and Adamu Mu’azu (Bauchi).

George Akume, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), who served as governor of Benue state from 1999 to 2007, introduced his former colleagues at the start of the meeting.

Notable absentees from the delegation were Bisi Akande (Osun), Olusegun Osoba (Ogun), Achike Udenwa (Imo), Abdullahi Adamu (Nasarawa), Ahmed Makarfi (Kaduna), Attahiru Bafarawa (Sokoto), Sani Yerima (Zamfara), Rabiu Kwankwaso (Kano), Chimaroke Nnamani (Enugu), and Orji Kalu (Abia).

At the time of reporting, the agenda of the meeting was not known.

Tinubu had first received his colleagues from the class of 1999 governors in July 2023.

See pictures below.