Northwest Governors forum made up of Kano, Katsina, Sokoto, Zamfara, Kebbi, Jigawa and Deputy Governor of Kaduna State, called on Nigerians to pray for the success of President Muhammadu Buhari.
They also discussed a way to enhance development in the zone through investment in agriculture, industrialisation, energy, mining, environment and education.
Reading the communique, Chairman of the Forum Abdul’aziz Yari Abubakar of Zamfara State, underscored the need, “for the government to employ strict measures to curb kidnapping. They advised the Federal Government to fight the spate of kidnapping.
The governors, who rose from their second meeting in Kano Government House, also commended President Buhari and the military for the sustainable fight against insurgency in the Northeast.
The Northwest governors rolled out a long-term plan to stop importation of rice and wheat and other agricultural products, which can be grown in the zone and be transformed as veritable means for foreign exchange.
“The forum considered a presentation by the Arewa Research and Development Project (ARDP) on the strategic agenda for Northwest states development, which is an action plan on six sectors critical to the development of the zone: agriculture, industrialisation, energy, mining, environment and education
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