What Northern Governors Said About Herdsmen Killings, Restructuring
Governors of Northern States have assured of their desire to end the recurring herdsman/farmers clashes nationwide.
Chairman of the forum and Governor Kashim Shetima of Borno gave the assurance while reading a communiqué at the end of their meeting in Kaduna on Thursday.
On incessant conflicts between herdsmen and farmers, as well other security challenges, Shettima revealed that the forum will articulate a comprehensive plan for intervention to affected states.
“We will support the Federal Government in its unwavering commitment and dogged determination to address the multifarious security challenges in all parts of the nation,” the chairman said.
He disclosed that the forum also agreed that governments at all levels should initiate implementable and viable measures to forestall future occurrence of any form of communal crisis.
According to him, “the meeting strongly admonish political, religious and ethnic jingoist to avoid imputing religious, ethnic and political coloration to such conflict”.
On restructuring of the country, the chairman said that the forum received report from the committee in charge and assured of its full support towards executing its mandate successfully.
He said the meeting also resolved to ensure that all the incentives required by the New Nigeria Development Company Limited (NNDC) are given and made to be one of the most formidable and competitive business outfits in the country.
On New Nigeria Newspapers Company Limited, the northern governors resolved to meet with the pensioners of the company with a view to calming and engaging them in a dialogue towards the resolution of the impasse.
