A delegation from the Northern Governors Forum will begin a two-day visit on Monday to the South East and South South geo-political zones of the country as part of the efforts to douse tension and promote peace and dialogue among all sections of the country.
The team, to be led by the Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Borno State, Alhaji Kashim Shattima, will have Governors Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi and Hon. Simon Lalong of Plateau..
A statement issued on behalf of the Northern governors by Tambuwal’s spokesman, Malam Imam Imam, reads, “The delegation will hold meetings with their counterparts in Rivers, Abia and Imo States. Apart from the visit to political leaderships in those states, the delegation is expected to meet with traditional and religious leaders. They will also confer with Northerners resident in those states.
“Importantly, the delegation will reassure their counterparts in the South South and South East that all Nigerians are free to stay in all parts of the country, especially in the North, and that the entire North stands with the people of South East in this period of heightened tension.”
The statement added that the Northern governors’ visit had the blessing of President Muhammadu Buhari, stressing that the consultations would continue with all stakeholders so as to enhance unity and peace across the Federation.
