Abdul’aziz Yari, chairman of
Nigeria’s Governors’ Forum (NGF), says governors can not enforce maximum
security in their domains because they are not in control of security agencies.
Speaking at the end of an NGF
meeting in Abuja, Yari, who governs Zamfara, said governors were working
energetically with the federal government to tackle the lingering security
challenges across the nation.
The NGF meeting – the third of
its type this year – was convened to address critical issues facing the governors
in their states in relation with the federal government.
‘We are not in control of either
the soldiers or the police or any other security men but what we can do is to
sit down with security men in our respective states to support security agencies,”
he said.
‘’In terms of logistics, we are
doing our best and we will continue to support the federal government in this
regard.”
The NGF chairman also told
reporters that the security challenge facing the nation was a global phenomenon
which governments all over the world are striving to contain.
“The security situation in the
country is a global issue and everywhere people are dealing with the security
problem,” he said.
“The problem of security is what
was inherited before the administration of today and before some of our
governors emerged as governors and so as governors we are working to put in our
best to support the security agencies in our respective states with logistics;
that is what we can only do.
“This is our first meeting in the
new secretariat of the NGF and we receive briefings from the minister of trade
on the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
“We looked at and deliberated on
the best way for Nigeria to benefit from the agreement that was signed. We also
received briefings from the Metrological Centre with focus on Nigeria as a
whole on expected rainfall pattern so that we can make proper planning for our
farmers.
“We also received briefings on
Stamp Duty Revenue from a consortium of consultants and we set up a
three-member committee consisting of governors of Ogun, Niger and Akwa Ibom
states, to find out how we can benefit from the stamp duty revenue received
over the years.
“At the same time we got
briefings from the traffic management; we observed that it helps in two areas.
One to get revenue generated and two, to help insecurity. Most of the countries
in the world when you have your car, whenever it is stolen, it can be
identified easily through that process. We are trying to import that system in
Nigeria so that Nigerian people can benefit from it.
‘This is what is done all over
the world. When a car is stolen, it can be identified easily and also on the
issue of revenue generation.”
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