Arewa Bounced Back: Northern Governors Sets Agenda - Official

Image: Northern Governors after the meeting, in Katsina

By Salisu K Ismail

In what appeared to be a bouncing back on it's former stage, the core Northern states has come into a single umbrella to chart ways for Regional Development Agenda.

Recalled that, the 7 Core Northern states region is the most populous region with more than one quarter out of the over 250 million Nigerians.

On this line, Governors of Northwest states have agreed to work with one another for the common good of the region.

The meeting held today (Tuesday) at Katsina State Government House, Katsina was attended by Kano state Governor Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, Zamfara state Governor Alhaji Dauda Lawal, Kebbi state Governor H.E. Kauran Gwandu, Sokoto state Governor Alh. Ahmed Aliyu, Jigawa state Governor who was represented by his deputy and the host Katsina state Governor Dr. Dikko  Umaru Radda.

While speaking on a joint press briefing shortly after the meeting, Governors agreed to pursue a common agenda to address the devastating security challenge affecting the region in the last few years.

It was also agreed to work together in improving the Agricultural sector through a strategic value chain development, access to Agric inputs and commodity markets.

In a statement made available to newsmen by Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa 

Chief Press Secretary to Kano State Governor on behalf of the spokespersons to the Governors of:

Katsina, Jigawa, Kano, Zamfara, Kebbi and Sokoto states said the Governors also chart a way for economic prosperity of the region with a holistic approach to inter-states modalities leveraging on both natural, physical and human resources of the Northwestern states.

"We want to use this opportunity to appreciate Mr. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his intervention on Hydropower project to northwestern states with a sole aim of boosting their economy and create additional jobs for the teeming population" said Kano State Governor Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf at the joint press briefing.

Earlier before the meeting, the Governors accompanied the counterpart in Katsina Governor Dikko Umaru Radda who received former President Muhammad Buhari to launch a special security initiative titled "Katsina State Community Security Watch Corps (KSWC)".

The Katsina state Governor also donated operational vehicles to security agencies in the state.