Tag: Northern Governors

Insecurity: Northern Govs. urges FG to redouble action  

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has been urged to redouble its efforts to tackle the cases of terrorism, kidnapping, banditry, and other related insecurity issues facing the region. The Northern Governors Forum (NGF) made the plea in a statement issued on Friday, following the ugly incident that happened in Tudun-Biri, Kaduna State a fortnight ago. However, the NGF has assured that it is working to ensure that the tragic accidental military airstrike is thoroughly investigated with a view to compensate the victims and corrective measures put in place so as to prevent…

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Kaduna bombing: Northern Govs donate N180m to victims

Aminu Imam

Governors of the 19 Northern States, under the aegis of the Northern Governors Forum, (NGF), have donated N180 million to the victims of the accidental bomb at Tudun-Biri village, in Igabi local government area of Kaduna State. The Forum’s Chairman and Governor of Gombe State, Muhammad Yahaya, who made the announcement alongside other colleagues, presented the symbolic cheque to the governor of the State, Senator Uba Sani, yesterday, during their maiden meeting. The meeting, hosted by Governor Uba Sani, was held at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim Government House, Kaduna, and…

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‘Appoint Igbo affairs aides’ – Uzodinma’s appointee, Adamu tells Northern Governors

Aminu Imam

Imo State Governor, Sen. Hope Uzodimma’s newly appointed special adviser for northern affairs, Hassan Adamu Sokoto, has tasked the 19 governors of the Northern states of Nigeria to immediately appoint aides on Igbo Affairs. Speaking to newsmen in Owerri, the State capital yesterday, Adamu stated that appointing core Igbos as Special Advisers on Eastern Affairs to the Government of the 19 Northern States will strengthen inter-state businesses and ensure Nigeria’s unity, peace, and progress. In the recently-concluded general elections, the Kebbi State-born All Progressives Congress, (APC), Presidential Campaign Council Chairman…

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Cashless Policy: 3 Northern Govs. take Buhari to Supreme Court over Naira scarcity

Aminu Imam

The governments of Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara States have filed a lawsuit against the Federal Government before the Supreme Court, seeking a restraining order to halt the full implementation of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s naira redesign policy. This comes amid the hardship that Nigerians go through in efforts to meet the deadline for the new naira notes exchange. In a motion ex-parte filed on their behalf by their lawyer, AbdulHakeem Uthman Mustapha (SAN), the Northern States urged the Supreme Court to give them an interim injunction stopping the Nigerian Government…

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National Security Concerns: North-East Govs. decry rising kidnapping, banditry

Aminu Imam

The North-East Governors’ Forum, (NEGF), has lamented the rampant and widespread issue of banditry and kidnapping in the country. Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, stated this yesterday in Gombe, while declaring open the seventh edition of its meeting, which was held in Gombe. The NEGF, comprising the six governors of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe States, met in Gombe to deliberate on the issues affecting the sub-region and the country. Gov. Zulum said both the Federal and State governments should…

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Insecurity: Northern Governors endorse State Police 

Aminu Imam

The nineteen State Governors under the aegis of the Northern Governors Forum, (NGF), unanimously expressed support for the establishment of State Police, in a bid to tackle the activities of insurgents, kidnappers and other criminal activities across the country. The Northern Governors’ stance was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the meeting with the Northern Traditional Rulers Council held on Monday in Abuja, organised to “review the state of security in the North and other matters relating to its progress and the development of the region.” While…

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Northern Govs. destroying primary, nomadic education, FGN alleges

Aminu Imam

…Says Jonathan’s N15bn Almajiri schools initiative ineffective The Federal Government has accused northern governors of destroying primary and nomadic education with their poor attitudes in the management of the sector. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, made the allegation during the Ministerial Media Briefing organised by the Presidential Communications Team at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, yesterday. Recall that the federal government established the National Commission for Nomadic Education in 1989 to give nomads unfettered access to basic education. The succeeding Nomadic Education Programme similarly had the objective of providing and…

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Owo Attack: Northern Governors express shock

Aminu Imam

The Northern Governors Forum, (NGF), has expressed shock over the attack on worshippers at the St. Francis Catholic Church Owo, Ondo State which left many dead and others injured. Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, said the Forum totally condemns the unprovoked attack on the Church and its worshippers, saying this act is a clear attempt by criminals to instigate religious hatred and inflame passions among Nigerians. Lalong, in an issued press statement, commiserated with the survivors, families of victims, the Catholic Church and the…

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2023 Presidential Flag: Yahaya Bello snubs Northern APC Govs; refuses to step down

Aminu Imam

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has refused to step down his presidential ambition despite the agreement reached by the Northern Governors who met with President Muhammadu Buhari. Recall that Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the northern region had on Saturday asked the party to zone its presidential ticket to the south. In a statement signed by 11 Governors, they said it was a question of honor for the APC. The Governors asked all Northern aspirants in the race to withdraw in the national interest. However, Bello, a…

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APC Presidential Primary: ‘Posterity‘ll judge them’ — CNG accuses Northern Govs. of betrayal

Aminu Imam

The Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG), has expressed displeasure with the Northern Governors under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for “their late minute concession of the right of Northerners to seek party’s presidential ticket”, describing it as treacherous. “For the APC governors from the North to take such a weighty decision at the expense of the collective interest and future of the North, amounts to arbitrary treachery and blatant abuse of privilege”, the CNG said, in an issued statement by its Spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman. The Group further…

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