INSECURITY: Zamfara, Katsina Governors meet Defence Minister, NSA in Abuja
By IBRAHIM KANOMA, Gusau
Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal and Katsina State Governor Dikko Radda held a closed-door meeting with Defence Minister Badaru Abubakar and National Security Adviser Mallam Nuhu Ribadu in Abuja.
The two strategic meetings took place on Tuesday at the Ministry of Defence and the National Security Adviser’s office in the nation’s capital.
A statement issued by the spokesperson for the Zamfara Governor, Sulaiman Bala Idris, revealed that the meeting extensively discussed a recommendation from the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) security committee.
The statement added that the group organized a two-day roundtable discussion in Abuja on January 23, 2024, chaired by former Head of State General Abdussalami Abubakar.
“Yesterday, Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State and Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State met with defence minister Badaru Abubakar at the Ministry of Defence in Abuja.
“The governors deliberated on crucial issues concerning insecurity and explored ways to enhance collaboration between the two states and the Ministry of Defence.
“After the meeting at the Ministry of Defence, both governors and the defence minister went to the office of the National Security Adviser for another meeting on insecurity.
“The meeting at the National Security Adviser’s office adopted the recommendations of the recommendations from the Security Summit hosted by the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG).
“In January this year, the Coalition of Northern Groups organized a two-day roundtable discussion chaired by former head of State General Abdussalami Abubakar, with all the major stakeholders from the northern part of Nigeria in attendance.
“The adoption of the security committee’s recommendations marks a significant milestone in addressing the complex insecurity issues in Northern Nigeria.
“These are part of the strategies and collaborations that the Katsina and Zamfara state governors are using to combat the issue of banditry in their respective states.”
At the meeting, the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) was represented by its Board of Trustees Chairman, Nastura Ashiru Shariff; the Chairman of the CNG Security Committee, Alhaji Bashir Yusuf; Alhaji Ibrahim Ahmed Katsina; General Sarkin Yaki Bello, Ambassador Buhari Bala and General Sa’ad Abubakar.
