By Citizenship Newspaper
Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, has arrived in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, ahead of the 12th meeting of the North East Governors’ Forum, scheduled to hold tomorrow.
On arrival at the Government House, Governor Inuwa Yahaya was received by his host, Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State.
Other governors of the North East states of Nigeria are expected to attend the meeting.
States in the North East include Taraba, Gombe, Adamawa, Borno, Yobe and Bauchi.
Upon arrival in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, Gombe Governor, Inuwa Yahaya who is also the chairman of the Norrhern Governors Forum also inspected a guard of honour mounted by officers of Taraba State Police Command in a brief but colourful reception ceremony, according to a statement Thursday evening by Ismaila Uba Misilli, the DG (Press Affairs) at the Government House in Gombe
The North East Governors’ Forum, currently chaired by Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, is a platform for regional collaboration among the six states in the North East geopolitical zone, focusing on security, infrastructure development, economic growth and humanitarian challenges facing the region.
The 12th edition of the meeting is expected to bring together governors from the member states to deliberate on pressing issues and explore more collaborative solutions to tackling regional challenges.
A communique is expected at the end of the meeting.
