The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has asked religious,
traditional and political leaders to refrain from inflammatory statements in
order not to worsen the tension in the region.
In a communique issued after the first meeting of the newly
elected national working committee (NWC) headed by Audu Ogbeh, former minister
of agriculture, the forum asked the federal and state governments to take
urgent steps to “arrest the deteriorating security situation” in the north.
The meeting held in Kaduna state on Wednesday.
In the communique signed by Emmanuel Yahwe, spokesman of the
forum, ACF called on the governors of northern states to pay adequate attention
to agriculture.
The forum also said school enrollment in the region has
remained low, appealing to governors of the 19 states in the region “to take
urgent steps to enhance school enrollment and eradicate
the rampant incidence of street begging which is very
unhealthy for the overall
development of the north.”
“Northern states should take advantage of the N75 billion
loan to farmers in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) under
the Nigerian Incentive-Based Risk Sharing in Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL),”
the communique read.
“Unemployment has become a big menace to the northern
region. State governors are advised to design employment schemes for our
teeming youths who have become frustrated and pose an additional threat to the
security of the north and the country.
“State governors are also advised to key into programmes of
the federal government designed to offer employment to the youth and alleviate
poverty.”
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