Governors to meet on Wednesday over insecurity

The governors of the 36 states, under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors' Forum, have scheduled a teleconference for Wednesday to discuss new national security order to ensure the safety of lives and property in the nation.

According to a statement by head of media and public affairs of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, the forum would receive zonal updates on the disbanded special anti-robbery squad (SARS) and internal security at its 22nd meeting which is scheduled to start at 2pm.

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The governors will also revisit the issue of the hoarded Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) palliatives, with updates on its current status in all the states, and three groups will also make presentations at the meeting.

Furthermore, there will also be a presentation on a collaboration between Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, and Nasir el-Rufai, Kaduna state governor, on securing access to pension funds for infrastructure development, as well as matters arising from the just-concluded 26th Nigerian Economic Summit (NES).

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The statement also said that there will be a presentation on the development agenda by the core working group (CWG) of the human capital development programme of Nigeria.

In addition, the issue of stamp duty collection and a response to the water resources bill would form part of the agenda.

Bello-Barkindo also explained that updates would also be given on states fiscal transparency, accountability and sustainability (SFTAS ), as well as feedback from a meeting with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), and the Conference of Legislators of Nigeria (COSLAN).

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