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Governors, CDS hold closed-door meeting on insecurity

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), on Wednesday night, held a closed-door meeting with the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, to discuss the ongoing insecurity challenges in the country.

The meeting presided over by the NGF Chairman and Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, was focused on recent incidents of kidnapping, attacks, and killings.

The discussion centres on the security challenges in states such as Plateau, Benue, and others, with the aim of finding solutions to address the escalating violence.

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Governors from states including Borno, Ekiti, Adamawa, Kaduna, Bayelsa, Gombe, Ogun, Imo, Oyo, Ondo, Benue, Nasarawa, and Plateau were in attendance, alongside the deputy governors of Niger, Enugu, and Bauchi States.

The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, also participated in the discussions.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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