Govs Worried By Insecurity, Meet Buhari On Tuesday

By Ella Makondo

The Nigeria Governor’s Forum (NGF)  has described as worrisome the wave of insecurity in the country and revealed its plan to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari on the matter on Tuesday.

This concern was raised in the wake of the attack by Boko Haram on the convoy of the Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum during a recent visit to Baga town.

In a letter of solidarity released on Monday and addressed to Governor Zulum, the NGF chairman, John  Kayode Fayemi said the forum was worried that the insecurity situation of the country was rapidly degenerating, saying the attack on the governor epitomised collective vulnerability and the fragility of the country’s security architecture.

Fayemi who is also the Governor of Ekiti State said the governors were shocked by the worsening security situation in the country generally, in-spite of all the efforts of the government to end it.

According to him, the National Economic Council (NEC) Sub-Committee on Security would meet today over the attack on Zulum’s convoy and the governors in the committee would subsequently meet with President Muhammadu Buhari and the security chiefs to discuss what he called “this worrisome and rapidly degenerating situation”.

The letter titled ‘NGF Expresses Solidarity with Governor Zulum and Borno State’ read: “On behalf of the 36 State Governors of the Federal Republic of Nigeria under the platform of the NGF, I write to express our solidarity with you and the people of Borno State, following the attack last Wednesday, by gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect.

“This is one unwarranted attack too many. It epitomises our collective vulnerability and the fragility of the country’s security architecture.

“Although you emerged from this incident unscathed, we note with regret the injuries sustained by two members of the Civilian Joint Task Force and a police officer attached to your convoy and do accordingly pray for their quick recovery.

“Mr. Governor, Forum members are resolutely behind you in your effort to rid Borno State of these dastardly and wicked agents of evil.

“We are appalled by the worsening security situation in the country generally, in-spite of all the efforts of the government to end it.

“On our part, the NEC Sub-Committee on Security will be meeting tomorrow and rising from the resolutions thereof soon dialogue with Mr. President and the nation’s Security Chiefs to discuss this worrisome and rapidly degenerating situation.

“On a final note, Mr. Governor, we thank God for always being merciful.”

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