By Godwin Amunde
The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), a forum of Nigerian governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said the rescue of all the abducted students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State attests to the capacity and competence of Nigerian security agencies to protect, defend and secure the country.
In a statement signed by Chairman of the forum and Governor of Kebbi State, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu on Sunday, the PGF further stated that the rescue of the Kankara school children demonstrates that efforts to resolve national security challenges is a responsibility that require united, resolute and prompt responses and therefore appealed to Nigerians and the security agencies to reinforce their capacity to protect lives and properties.
Governor Bagudu in the statement said: “Given the important role of our security agencies and other non-governmental leaders in the process that rescued our Kankara school children, it demonstrates that efforts to resolve our national security problem is a responsibility that require united, resolute and prompt responses.
“We therefore appeal to all Nigerians to rise up to this responsibility and work for more effective and efficient responses to every security problem facing our dear nation as a united people.
“We call on our security agencies to reinforce their capacity to protect and defend lives and properties of all Nigerians in every part of the country. On our part, as Governors elected on the platform of the APC, we will continue to work under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR to bring to an immediate end this new phase of insecurity in the country.
“We will ensure that, as leaders, we are able to work in harmony with all governors, political and non-political leaders for the restoration of peace across all parts of the country, irrespective of any difference. Nigeria belongs to all Nigerians and must be secured as ‘one indivisible and indissoluble sovereign nation under God’ as affirmed by the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic, as amended.”
