By Ayodele Oni
North-East Governors have /expressed satisfaction with the success recorded in the fight against insurgency, but expressed concern over persisting humanitarian and infrastructural challenges across the region.
The governors met in Jalingo, Taraba State, for their 12th Forum Meeting, and resolved to strengthen regional unity and address shared challenges.
This formed part of their communique issued at the end of the meeting, held in Jalingo, Taraba State, on Saturday.
The communique was signed by Babagana Umara Zulum, Governor of Borno State and Chairman of the North-East Governors’ Forum.
The forum, which comprises the Governors of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe States, commended the level of cooperation among member states and pledged to continue pursuing common issues of regional concern, particularly in the areas of security, social, and economic integration.
They also raised alarm over the forecast of imminent flooding in the subregion, urging proactive measures, massive sensitization of communities living along flood plains, and reconstruction of damaged infrastructure, especially bridges, with support from the Federal Government and the North-East Development Commission (NEDC).
The forum decried the high cost of agricultural inputs, warning of a potential decline in farm outputs that could trigger a food crisis next year.
It therefore called for increased subsidies to farmers and robust preparations for dry season farming.
On economic integration, the governors resolved to hold the North-East Trade Fair in Maiduguri, Borno State, in December 2025, in partnership with NECCIMA.
Similarly, they recommitted to addressing energy poverty in the subregion by tasking the Committee on Power and Energy to develop an integrated North-East Power Masterplan, with emphasis on solar energy as a sustainable option.
The forum also congratulated the University of Maiduguri on its golden jubilee, pledging support for the anniversary celebration and the re-launch of its Endowment Fund scheduled for November 2025.
It was further resolved that the next meeting of the North-East Governors’ Forum will hold in Maiduguri between December 12 and 14, 2025.
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