Northern governor's seeks foreign hands to overcome boko haram

Thirteen northern
governors of the North are currently in the
United States seeking solutions to the Boko
Haram insurgency that is fast threatening to
grind socio-economic activities in the region
to a halt.
The governors met yesterday for about eight
hours at the United States Peace Institute and
the State Department in Washington D.C with
U.S government officials and representatives
of Norway and Denmark.
While the meetings are expected to continue
today, details of yesterday’s closed-door
meeting, which was bankrolled by the U.S.
government in collaboration with the
governments of Norway and Denmark, could
not be obtained.
However, it was learnt that the issue on the
front burner was how Nigeria could overcome
the Boko Haram insurgency, especially
through education and economic investments.
Other issues discussed included re-
invigorating the U.S. attention on the north,
economic investment opportunities in the
region, security and challenges of private
investments in the region.
The governors were reportedly given time to
dialogue among themselves on the way out of
Boko Haram.
Among the governors in attendance were
Babangida Aliyu (Niger), Kashim Shetttima
(Borno), Murtala Nyako (Adamawa), Aliyu
Wamakko (Sokoto), Abdulfatah Ahmed
(Kwara), Saidu Dakingari (Kebbi), Isa Yuguda
(Bauchi) and Rabiu Kwankwaso (Kano).

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