Buni, Zulum Top Race For Governors’ Forum Chairman

Two governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have been rated as top contenders for the chair of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF).

They are Mai Mala Muni of Yobe State and his Borno State counterpart, Prof. Babagana Zulum.

Also, their party (APC) has produced the highest number of governors in the incoming administration, which qualifies it to produce the NGF chairman while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which comes next, will produce the deputy chairman of the forum.

Of the 28 governorship elections contested for in the March general elections, APC won in 16 states, PDP in 10, LP in one, while The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) won in Kano state.