Northwest Governors Vow To End Killings In Region

The Northwest Governors forum said they have taken measures to stop the wanton killings and destructions of innocent lives in the region.

The governors made the resolve after marathon meeting at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, Kaduna State.

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Katsina State governor, Rt.Hon Aminu Bello Masari, who spoke on behalf of the governors, said the essential feature of the meeting is to integrate the zone into one viable economic entity.

He said the governors resolved to look at three key areas which includes; economic development, agriculture, and education.

According to him, “We have taken into account that these three areas are key factors to the integration of the zone and each of the Northwest Governor is very passionate about it.

“If you tackle education squarely, the spate of killings in the zone and other zones will end,” the governor was quoted as saying by Ibrahim Abdullah, Director General of the Katsina State Media and Publicity.

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He observed that the Governors have taken measures to end the incessant killings in the zone, one of which is to strengthen their borders in order to checkmate the influx of criminals.

Masari also said agriculture is another area that the governors felt will lead to economic growth, noting that the zone has vast mineral resources that are still untapped.

“We are looking at it to see how we will engage thousands of our youths that are rooming the streets without jobs,” he said

The Governor expressed disappointment at the absence of some of his colleagues during the meeting on the security of the sub region.

He said however, “It will not hinder the discussions or delay the meeting, we must device means of continuing with the meeting even when the Governors are not in attendance.”

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Masari, who is equally the chairman of the security committee inaugurated by the Northern Governors Forum, tasked his colleagues to separate politics from security, emphasizing that security is of paramount importance than politics as it affects life.

He said it was important to evolve ways of sustaining attendance not only by the Governors, but also their Deputies and SSGs.

The meeting was attended by the Deputy Governors of Sokoto, Jigawa and Kaduna states and Secretaries to the State Government of two states, and that of Katsina.

The governors resolved to provide a blueprint and agenda to be deliberated upon during their next meeting.

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