The North West Governors Forum has expressed its full support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic policies.
The governors made this declaration following their meeting yesterday at the Katsina Governor’s Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja.
The meeting, presided over by the governor of Katsina State, Dr Dikko Umaru Radda, was attended by Governors Uba Sani of Kaduna State, Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State, Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State, and Umar Namadi of Jigawa State.
The deputy secretary-general of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, UN Resident Coordinator Mohammed Malik Fall, and UN Consultant on the North West, Maryam Uwais, were also part of the closed-door meeting.
Briefing journalists, the chairman of the North West Governors Forum, Dr Dikko Umaru Radda, stated that they are collaborating with the UN to lift the people of the region out of poverty. He remarked that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic policies are effective for the populace, adding that they are partnering with all UN development agencies, including the African Development Bank, on Agriculture 2.0.
“This project is targeted at the North West States, and we are implementing agricultural programmes. Starting with Kaduna and Kano, all the North West States are collaborating on these agricultural initiatives.
“All of us have agreed to work together on agriculture, tackling the issue of out-of-school children, poverty levels, and creating employment for the burgeoning youth population,” Radda said.
According to him, “These are the focal points of the administrations in the various states of the North West. We will cooperate and work harmoniously. All the North West State Governors support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s efforts in many of his initiatives to provide economic prosperity for Nigeria. This is the stance of the North West Governors,” Radda added.
“Today, we also confirmed Hajiya Maryam Musa Mohammed as the Director-General of the North West Development Forum for proper coordination of the forum, and all the governors have appointed focal persons to liaise with all development partners for effective coordination,” he concluded.
