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The Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum, (NGF) and Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has been elected as the first President of the Forum of Regions of Africa, (FORAF), as states in different countries of Africa are gathering to Launch a United front for the first time.
According to the Director, Media and Public Affairs of NGF, Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, Governor Kayode was on Friday elected President of the Forum of Regions of Africa in Saidia in an election held just this morning in the fringe city of Saidia in Oujda of the state of Casablanca in Morocco.
Recall that from 8th to 10th September 2022, the first edition of the Forum of Regions of Africa (FORAF) is taking place in Saïdia (Morocco), in the Oriental region. Under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI.
The Forum is organised by United Cities and Local Governments of Africa, UCLG Africa in collaboration with the Association of Moroccan Regions (ARM), the Council of the Oriental Region (CRO) and the Directorate General of Territorial Collectivities (DGCT) of the Ministry of the Interior of the Kingdom of Morocco.
More than 60 Presidents or Governors of regions from 21 African countries are attending this Forum, including Nigeria, Congo, Madagascar, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Cameroon, Mauritania, Kenya, South Africa etc.