The governors of the 19 Northern states on Monday met with the Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, General Christopher Musa to discuss critical issues affecting the region.
Traditional rulers from the region were also at the meeting, which held in Kaduna.
The meeting was part of the Northern States Governors’ Forum’s efforts to engage with key stakeholders and address pressing concerns, especially the lingering insecurity, poverty, out-of-school-children syndrome, and other socio-economic challenges ravaging the region.
General Musa briefed the governors on efforts by the military to tackle banditry, terrorism and other security challenges bedevilling the Northern region.
Present at the meeting were governors of Kaduna, Gombe, Zamfara, Nasarawa, Borno, Bauchi, Kwara and Adamawa states, with deputy governors from other Northern States.
Traditional rulers including the Sultan of Sokoto, Abubakar Saad; Shehu of Borno, Umar El-Kanemi; Emir of Zazzau, Nuhu Bamali; Ohinoyi of Ebira land, Etsu Nupe, Yahaya Abubakar, Emir of Kazaure, Emir of Bauchi were also at the meeting.
In their opening remarks,Yahaya and Sani both underpinned the need for urgent action to be taken to address the lingering insecurity which has impacted negatively on the economy of Northern Nigeria.
Insecurity: 19 Northern govs meet with CDS Musa, traditional rulers