Tag: Northern Governors

Why we oppose SARS disbandment – Northern Governors

Ishaku Yohanna
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State.

Governors of Northern states on Thursday met with President Muhammadu Buhari where they kicked against the recent disbandment of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum and Plateau state Governor, Simon Lalong, led the group to submit its demands adding that the police unit has been useful in the fight against insecurity in the region. Lalong, while fielding questions from State House Correspondents after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Thursday, insisted that the region is against the scraping of SARS,…

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Northern Govs condemn attack on Zulum’s convoy

Ishaku Yohanna

The Northern Governors Forum (NGF) has condemned the attack on the convoy of the Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, describing the act as callous and reprehensible. Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong in a statement said the attack on Governor Zulum’s convoy who was on his way to Baga, a commercial town in Kukawa Local Government Area to personally distribute relief materials to internally displaced persons for the Sallah celebrations was another desperate attempt by criminal elements to sabotage the efforts of the governor towards…

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