By Andrew Ajijah
President Muhamnadu Buhari has challenged state governors in Nigeria to tackle insecurity and fight corruption within their jurisdictions.
President Buhari gave the charge through the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha, at the meeting of All Progressives Congress Progressives Governors Forum also known as ‘Progressive Governors Forum’.
President Buhari assured the Nigerian governors that his administration would run an all-inclusive government in term of distribution of resources meant for States, irrespective of Political party differences.
Similarly, the state governors on the platform of the APC in Nigeria at the meeting synergised to confront insecurity and banditry headlong.
Host governor and the governor of Plateau State, Barr. Simon Lalong, who is also chairman, Northern Governors Forum made the disclosure in a welcome address at the Progressive governors forum.
“We, therefore, need to come up with partical and effective ways on how we can tackle insecurity manifest in insurgency, banditry, kidnapping, farmer-header clashes, ethno-religious cries and other violent conflicts.”
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Governor Lalong stressed that governors must work in line with the Federal Government initiatives.
“We must at this meeting resolve how best to work with the Federal Government.”
The governors took the decision during the “3rd Federal Government and Progressive Governors Forum, holding in Jos, the Plateau State capital.
Chairman of
the Progressive Governors Forum and governor of Kebbi State, Abubakar Bagudu,
in a speech revealed that the Federal Government spent the sum of N23 billion across
the 36 states to tackle flood disaster in 2019.
He said another N8 billion was spent in managing insecurities.
Governor Bagudu said the Progressives Governors Forum meeting has assisted most governors to govern their respective states with new policies and strategies.
Eight governors, three deputy governors and three ministers attended the parley.
A communiqué is expected at the end of the two day ongoing meeting of the Progressive Governors Forum.
