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Yahya Bello leads Northern Governors battle against insecurity
By Adekunle Badmus
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has been selected to lead the standing committee on security in Northern Nigeria to check the rising rate of insecurity in the region.
In a statement issued by Plateau State Governor’s Director of Press and Public Affairs, Makut Macham, on Friday.
The decision by the Governors in the 19 Northern States was arrived at during a regional meeting held on Thursday via teleconference to discuss insecurity and other menace plaguing the region.
The committee has Governors of Zamfara and Gombe as members.
The Chairman of Northern Governors’ Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong presided over the meeting where it was also agreed for the engagement of local vigilantes, hunters, and community watch groups in the security architecture.
Another committee was set up for consultation with traditional, religious and community leaders in the North.
The Lalong-led committee has Governors of Adamawa, Niger and Sokoto as members.
The Northern Governors also appealed for calm by groups and those affected as Goverment is working to ensure that this ugly situation is brought under control.
The Governors also want the Federal Government to accelerate the Livestock Transformation Plan which will assist in creating jobs among farmers and herders in the region.
They also commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his efforts to deal with the security situation in the country and the region.
