9th NORTH-EAST GOVERNORS FORUM, MEETS IN YOLA ADAMAWA STATE CAPITAL. Muazu Hardawa, from Bauchi



Governor's of Northeast in group photography at the Summit
In Yola Adamwa Capital. 

SIX, North East Governors mets in Yola Adamawa State Capital for the 9th Zonal Meeting of the region, which is primarily aligned with the development and growth of the region.

 The meeting held on Saturday 25th November 2024 under the chairmanship of the, Borno state Governor Professor. Babagana Umaru Zulum.

In his opening remarks affirmed the readiness of the governor's of the region in terms of providing social infrastructure and other developmental strategies for the growth of the region.

 Prof. Babagana also asked for prompt action to perpetually address the intractable security challenges bedevilling the region. He also affirmed to the federal government for their support in terms of executing federal government projects across the region. 


Prof Babagana said, the governors of the region will continue to prioritize the sectors of education, agriculture, health, security, and all other significant projects that will bring about the growth and development of the people in the region. He further pleaded for federal government support regarding the transformation of the North East.


 Rt. Hon. Ahmad Umaru Fintiri, the Governor of Adamawa State, who happens to be the chief host of the meeting, applauded the governors of the region for sustaining the meeting as well as their various efforts towards ensuring the sanity, development, and peaceful coexistence of the region.


The North-East Governors Forum has observed that although the security situation in the region is improving, there is a need for more collaboration among member states in designing the security architecture of the region.


The chairman of the forum, Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State, notes that the daunting challenges in the region required collaborative efforts to be tackle the problems.


The forum made this at the end of the meeting, where it resolved to work more with the security agencies for a common security roadmap for the region.


The governors of the north-east region of the country, comprising Sanator Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir of Bauchi state, Babagana Zulum of Borno state, Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe state, Agbu Kefas of Taraba state, and Mai Mala Buni of Yobe state, met in Adamawa Government House and also received by Governor Umaru Fintiri in Yola.


In his remarks the Chairman of the Forum Professor Babagana Zulum, while commending President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his determination to ensure prevailing peace in the country, noted that the daunting challenges in the region required collaborative efforts of everybody to tackled the issues of security.


In his welcome remarks, Fintiri noted that since its inception, the forum has charted a new course and attracted the needed attention of the region.

The meeting thereafter went into a closed-door session, at the end issued a communiqué presented by the Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni.

Governor of Bauchi, Bala Mohammed in handshake with his Tabara Counterpart. 

Other issues discussed at the meeting includes a planned trade fair to be hosted by Bauchi State government, among others. 


The next NEGF will hold its 10th meeting in Bauchi between February 23 and March 26, 2024.

Governor's of Northeast in group photography at the Summit

In Yola Adamwa Capital. 


SIX, North East Governors mets in Yola Adamawa State Capital for the 9th Zonal Meeting of the region, which is primarily aligned with the development and growth of the region.

 The meeting held on Saturday 25th November 2024 under the chairmanship of the, Borno state Governor Professor. Babagana Umaru Zulum.


In his opening remarks affirmed the readiness of the governor's of the region in terms of providing social infrastructure and other developmental strategies for the growth of the region.


 Prof. Babagana also asked for prompt action to perpetually address the intractable security challenges bedevilling the region. He also affirmed to the federal government for their support in terms of executing federal government projects across the region. 




Prof Babagana said, the governors of the region will continue to prioritize the sectors of education, agriculture, health, security, and all other significant projects that will bring about the growth and development of the people in the region. He further pleaded for federal government support regarding the transformation of the North East.




 Rt. Hon. Ahmad Umaru Fintiri, the Governor of Adamawa State, who happens to be the chief host of the meeting, applauded the governors of the region for sustaining the meeting as well as their various efforts towards ensuring the sanity, development, and peaceful coexistence of the region.




The North-East Governors Forum has observed that although the security situation in the region is improving, there is a need for more collaboration among member states in designing the security architecture of the region.




The chairman of the forum, Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State, notes that the daunting challenges in the region required collaborative efforts to be tackle the problems.




The forum made this at the end of the meeting, where it resolved to work more with the security agencies for a common security roadmap for the region.




The governors of the north-east region of the country, comprising Sanator Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir of Bauchi state, Babagana Zulum of Borno state, Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe state, Agbu Kefas of Taraba state, and Mai Mala Buni of Yobe state, met in Adamawa Government House and also received by Governor Umaru Fintiri in Yola.




In his remarks the Chairman of the Forum Professor Babagana Zulum, while commending President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his determination to ensure prevailing peace in the country, noted that the daunting challenges in the region required collaborative efforts of everybody to tackled the issues of security.




In his welcome remarks, Fintiri noted that since its inception, the forum has charted a new course and attracted the needed attention of the region.


The meeting thereafter went into a closed-door session, at the end issued a communiqué presented by the Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni.






Other issues discussed at the meeting includes a planned trade fair to be hosted by Bauchi State government, among others. 




The next NEGF will hold its 10th meeting in Bauchi between February 23 and March 26, 2024.


 

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