The governors of the 19 northern states have gathered in a meeting over the increasing rate of insecurity in the region and nation at large, News About Nigeria reports.
The governors met on Monday with traditional rulers from the region in Kaduna State to discuss critical issues affecting the region.
The meeting is part of the Northern States Governors’ Forum’s efforts to engage with key stakeholders and address pressing concerns, especially the lingering insecurity, poverty, out-of-school children, and other socio-economic challenges ravaging the region.
The meeting was chaired by the Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Gombe State, Inuwa Yahaya, and hosted by Governor Uba Sani at Sir Kashim Ibrahim Government House in Kaduna.
The governors of Kaduna, Gombe, Zamfara, Nasarawa, Borno, Bauchi, Kwara, and Adamawa states were in attendance. Also present were deputy governors from other Northern States.
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, also attended the meeting and briefed the governors on efforts by the military to tackle banditry, terrorism, and other security challenges bedevilling the Northern region.
Traditional rulers, including the Sultan of Sokoto, Abubakar Saad; Shehu of Borno, Umar El-Kanemi; Emir of Zazzau, Nuhu Bamali; Ohinoyi of Ebira Land, Etsu Nupe; Yahaya Abubakar; Emir of Kazaure; and Emir of Bauchi, were also at the meeting.
In their opening remarks, Yahaya and Sani both underscored the need for urgent action to be taken to address the lingering insecurity that has impacted negatively on the economy of Northern Nigeria.
They noted that until the security of the lives and properties of Nigerians are guaranteed, the nation might not attain the economic height it so desires.
