Nigeria: Nigerian governors back direct remittance of oil, gas revenues to federation account — Africa Links 24

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, has expressed its support for the recent federal reforms mandating that all Oil and Gas revenue entitlements be remitted directly into the Federation Account.

The forum’s Chairman, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara, expressed the support in a statement by Yunusa Abdullahi, Director of Media and Strategic Communications for the NGF, in Abuja on Monday.

Mr AbdulRazaq described the move as a vital step towards strengthening fiscal transparency,…