Bello Matawalle, governor of Zamfara state, has said that the northern governors have pledged to support President Muhammadu Buhari to put an end to insecurity in the north and return the region’s lost glory.
He said President Muhammadu Buhari has assured him that he will put an end to insecurity in the north.
Matawalle appealed to elites and other politicians, especially from northern Nigeria, to be united and face the challenges bedeviling the region’s growth and progress.
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He urged northerners to support the government in looking for lasting solutions to poverty, banditry, and kidnapping.
Matawalle said during a meeting with the president, governors from northern states took turns to table their experiences, expectations from the government, and efforts at finding lasting solutions.
“The president assured that he will put an end to the menace and return the region and the country at large to its lost glories,” he said.
“It is time for us to end destructions and killings, lets nurture the habits of forgiveness of our wrongs, refrain from divisive tendencies and become united.
“We shall remain focused on the development of the nation and shun political differences irrespective of the party we belong.”
Matawalle appealed to leaders to continue rubbing minds toward proper solutions and developmental path of progress of the nation.
“Leaders must deliberate on solutions, refrain from selfish interests and greed to end unwanted killings and destruction of property,” he said.
“Insurgency, especially in the northeast and other banditry activities, have hindered economic activities, education, agriculture, and other social activities in northern Nigeria.”
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