Tudun Biri Bombing: Northern Governors Meet, Donate N180m
Governors from the 19 northern states, led by the forum’s chairman, Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe, among others, converged in Kaduna on Friday for their inaugural meeting since the change of leadership in May 2023.
The governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, attended the meeting.
Other governors at the meeting were those of Kaduna, Zamfara, Katsina, Benue, and Plateau states, while the governors of Nasarawa, Yobe, Kwara, Niger, Taraba, Kebbi, Jigawa, and Kano states were represented by their deputies.
The northern governors, among other issues, deliberated on the recent bombing at Tudun Biri in Kaduna, where they announced the donation of N180 million to the victims.
The governors, led by the chairman, Alhaji Mohammed Inuwa Yahaya, were at Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna, where they sympathised with the injured victims and their families.
The governors released a nine-point communiqué signed by the governor of Gombe State, Mohammed Inuwa Yahaya.
- The Forum commiserated with the government and people of Kaduna State over the unfortunate bombing incident at Tudun Biri Community of Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, during which some members of the community lost their lives and properties, while others who sustained various degrees of injuries are currently receiving treatment in various hospitals. The Forum prayed for the repose of the souls of those who lost their lives and for a speedy recovery of the injured. The Forum prayed for God to grant the families of the deceased the fortitude to bear the loss. They appreciated Kaduna State and the Federal Governments for the way and manner in which they handled the unfortunate incident so far.
- The Forum resolved to work collectively to ensure that the tragic incident is thoroughly investigated to compensate victims and take corrective measures to prevent future occurrences.
- The Forum resolved to vigorously pursue the collective interests of the North in areas of enhanced security, peaceful coexistence, economic development, youth employment, drug abuse, and revitalization of education at all levels.
- The Forum commended the Federal Government for the renewed vigour in the fight against insecurity, the menace of kidnapping, banditry, communal clashes, and terrorism bedevilling the region. The Forum resolved to stand united in its commitment to addressing those challenges through enhanced collaboration with security agencies, strengthening local law enforcement, community engagement, adoption of modern technology, and administrative reforms, as well as addressing the root causes of insecurity such as poverty, unemployment, and deepening social inequality.
- The Forum also resolved to address the environmental challenges affecting Northern Nigeria, which are threatening rural livelihoods, pushing farmers into conflict with herders, and adding to the general level of poverty and insecurity.
- The Forum further resolved to collectively fast-track regional integration through investment in infrastructure, human capital development, trade, commerce, agriculture, the environment, the digital economy, and cultural exchanges.
- The Forum received a briefing on the activities of the New Nigerian Development Company (NNDC) from the Group Managing Director. Accordingly, it constituted a committee to review the report of the earlier committee on NNDC operations to reposition the company for greater productivity and profitability.
- The Forum collectively resolved to support the Kaduna State Government and victims of the unfortunate incidence of bombing at Tudun Biri Community, Igabi Local Government Area, by donating the sum of One Hundred and Eighty Million Naira (N180,000,000.00) only to the victims.
- The next meeting of the forum will be held on March 2, 2024.
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