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Sultan of Sokoto,
Alhaji Muhammadu Abubakar Sa’ad
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Worried
by the insecurity challenges bedeviling the country and the northern region in
particular, traditional rulers from the 19 northern states and the Federal
Capital Territory (FCT) yesterday met in Kaduna to look into the issues and possibly
identify and proffer immediate solutions that would bring insecurity to an end,
Leadership reports.
“We
are not unaware of the developments in some of our towns, most especially in
Bama, Gwoza, Danbua, Michika and other places. We want to assure all and sundry
we are very concerned and, Insha Allah, we will find solutions to these
problems and many more problems facing our country. But we cannot do so unless
we come collectively and come together.”
Other
issues looked into was the economic under-development of the northern region.
Before
the meeting entered into a closed-door session, the chairman of the northern
traditional rulers council, Sultan of Sokoto His Eminence Alhaji Muhammadu
Abubakar Sa’ad in his opening address said: “We are meeting this morning as the
chairmen of the Councils of Chiefs from various states and as leaders of our
people at various levels to discuss issues bordering on insecurity and the
development of the north.
“As
traditional leaders, we are very concerned and very worried about the
happenings in the northern states, most especially the insecurity that is very
prevalent in the north-east in particular and other states in general.
“We
are also aware of the economic development or lack of economic development in
our various states of the north. We therefore convened this conference of the
chairmen so as to sit very closely and discuss all issues affecting insecurity
and economic development of our region.”
The meeting was attended by
Shehu of Borno Alhaji Garbai Ibn El-Kanemi, Emir of Kano Mohammad Sanusi II;
Etsu Nupe Yahaya Abubaker; Gbong Gwom Jos Jacob Buba Gyang; Attah of Igala HRH
Idakwo Ameoboni II, and Emir of Zazzau Dr Shehu Idris, among others.
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