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By Salihu Yusuf Nuhu, Jalingo
Northeast Governors Forum have expressed dismay over the shortfall in the number of applicants from the region in recent recruitment into some Federal Agencies.
This is contained in a ten point communique issued during the end of their fifth meeting held at the Exco’s Chambers Government House Jalingo.
The forum resolved to follow up with all the concerned agencies to ensure that the region gets its fair share in various recruitments in the Country.
They noted the general improvement of the Security situation in the region and called for continuous collaboration of all the security agencies in the country to sustain the gains.
Forum of the Northeast Governors condoled President Mohammdu Buhari,the Nigerian Military and the families of the late Chief of Army Staff Major General Ibrahim Attahiru and the other officers who lost their lives while on duty and congratulated the newly appointed Chief of Army Staff, Major General Farouk Yahaya on his appointment.
They called on the diplomatic community, partners and donor agencies supporting the region to activate the process of transiting from humanitarian activities to finding durable solutions within the region to ensure sustainability and give people the opportunity to help themselves out of poverty.
The Governors noted the negative impact of drug and narcotic substances in the region and the extent to which it fuels insurgency and other forms of criminality in the region calls for support in the area to stopping drug trafficking and enforcing narcotic control within the region and across the borders.
North East Governors Forum gave a nod to the good work of the Rural Electrification Agency of Nigeria (REAN) and resolved to support the agency to deliver on its mandate within the region calling on the agency to intensify working with designated Focal Persons at the individual State level to ensure justifiable spread of projects across the region.
The Forum expressed deep concern on the level of consultation between the Commission and the various State Governments within the region on project priorities and locations which is low and the slow pace of work on projects in the region.
They called on the Commission to consult the various State Governments within the region on priorities for intervention, location of projects and the development of the North East Master plan and equally called for expedited action to complete the existing projects in the region.
Governors of the Northeast noted the technical support on potentials for growth and development of the region especially the Agribusiness Programme using innovative financing model of the Adamawa State Government by the Arewa Research and Development Project ARDP and agreed that the research be extended to all the States of the region.
Forum directed the management of ARDP to immediately prepare and submit the project proposal to the North east Governors Forum Secretariat for onward transmission to the various States for implementation.
They expressed dismay that the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project as important as it is, to Nigeria and the North-East sub-region, is surrounded by a lot of contractual encumbrances which have stalled its take-off and realization.
The Forum urged President Mohammadu Buhari to accord the project the desired seriousness by establishing a Special Purpose Vehicle SPV to address the encumbrances and bring the project to reality.
The next meeting of the Forum is to hold in Damaturu, Yobe State, on Saturday,October ninth twenty twenty one.
