Northwest Governors Collaborate To Tackle Insecurity

By Ayodele Oni

A splinter Governors’ Forum from the Northern Governors Forum, has been birthed by Northwest Governors.

Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu who disclosed this, explained that the Northwest Governors formed a Governor’s Forum of the geopolitical zone, aimed at approaching and facing the security situation in the region.

The Governor disclosed this while fielding questions from newsmen in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital shortly after a closed-door meeting with his Jigawa state counterpart, Umar Namadi.

He said the Northwest Governors’ forum was under the chairmanship of Katsina state governor, Umar Dikko Radda and was aimed at approaching and handling security situation and challenges of the zone.

“This forum comprises all the geopolitical zones including Kano and Zamfara state that we are not in the same political party. But we are to speak and act with the same voice on the vision, mission and objective of the forum.”

Aliyu stated that the local security outfits established by the state government was making a lot of impact in curbing criminal activities in the state.

“I’m here in this state to condole my eminent friend, Governor Malam Umar Namadi over the death of his father-in-law who died recently.

“There are a lot of positive changes in the security situation of the state since the establishment of the local security outfits who were working closely with the other security agents.

“The State Government in collaboration with the federal government works tirelessly to ensure peace and security through the provisions of all necessary security tools and logistics in addition to creating and maintaining synergy between the local security and the other security personnel working in the state.

“In this regard, there is a lot of development in terms of the security situation. We also continue with so many strategies and attics until the goals have been achieved.”

Governor Aliyu commended the Jigawa state governor on the human and infrastructural development under one year in office.

“I really commend my bother Malam Umar Namadi, I saw a lot of things. When I return to Sokoto I will send a team from the Ministry of Agriculture for study  in order to learn so many things for more and speedy development in the agricultural sector.”

The Sokoto State Governor who was accompanied by his wife described the death of the Jigawa state governor’s Father-in-law as a great loss.