Ibori, Nyame, Mu’azu, Others: Class of ’99 Governors Visit Tinubu at State House

Donald Duke present as Tinubu hosts class of 1999 governors

President Bola Tinubu has hosted former Governors of Cross River and Delta states, Donald Duke and James Ibori, as well as other members of the 1999 class of governors, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The delegation, comprising the first set of governors elected at the dawn of Nigeria’s Fourth Republic in 1999, was led to the meeting by Ibori on Friday, July 25, 2025. Members of the delegation include Adamu Aliero (Kebbi), Joshua Dariye (Pla…

Tinubu reunites with Class of 99 Governors

President Bola Tinubu hosted his fellow 1999 class of governors at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday. The Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Dada Olusegun also confirmed the meeting in a post on his X handle on Friday. Tinubu was the governor of Lagos from 1999 to 2007. Troops rescue minor sold 3 years ago in Plateau Gambian president pays condolence visit to Buhari’s family In the delegation were Adamu Aliero (Kebbi), …

Ibori, Nyame, Mu’azu, others: Class of ’99 governors visit Tinubu at State House

President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, hosted members of the Class of 1999 Governors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, as former state executives who served at the dawn of Nigeria’s Fourth Republic reunited

Class of ’99 Governors Urge Tinubu to Ditch Palliatives, Focus on Job-Creating Industries - TV360 Nigeria

A group of former state governors who served alongside President Bola Tinubu between 1999 and 2007 have urged him to prioritize the establishment of cottage industries across Nigeria’s 774 local government areas as a long-term solution to poverty and unemployment. Speaking after a closed-door meeting with the President at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday, the Class of ’99 governors cautioned against relying on short-term palliatives suc…

Tinubu Hosts 1999 Class of Governors at Presidential Villa

ABUJA, Nigeria — President Bola Tinubu on Friday, July 25, 2025, welcomed his former colleagues from the 1999–2007 class of state governors at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, rekindling camaraderie among Nigeria’s first generation of civilian governors following the country’s return to democracy in 1999. Tinubu, who served as governor of Lagos State during that period, received the delegation led by former Delta State governor, James Ibori, dur…

1999 governors hold meeting with Tinubu in Aso Rock

GistReel Nigeria’s president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu met with 1999 Nigerian former governors at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the country’s capital. The meeting, held on July 25, 2025, marked a symbolic reunion of leaders who played a pivotal role in Nigeria’s transition to democracy in the Fourth Republic. The meeting focused on national unity, good governance, and ways the former governors could contribute to Nigeria’s democratic consolidation a…