NGF crisis ends as Zamfara Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, emerges new chair by consensus

Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara state has emerged chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum as the crisis rocking the forum may have ended.

Mr. Yari emerged at the end of the meeting of the Forum held at the Lagos/Osun Hall of the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.

The outgoing chairman of the body and Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, read the communique of the meeting to journalists.

Mr. Amaechi said Mr. Yari emerged chairman by consensus and would serve for a period of one year.

Fulani Herdsmen: Katsina, Zamfara to convene security meeting over attacks

Left Gov. Ibrahim Shema  of Kastina state and right, Zamfara state Governor,  Abdulaziz Yari

Gusau – As a way to fight crime and incessant attacks on the villages, Katsina State Government said it had concluded arrangement to convene a special security meeting with the neighbouring Zamfara state on the  ways forwards.

Disclosing this, Gov. Ibrahim Shema  of Kastina state, while in a meeting with his Zamfara counterpart, Gov. Abdulaziz Yari, at the Government House, Gusau, said it become imperative to find a solution to the every day attack on the people of these area that cut across the two states. Expressing the concern of the two state governments over the increasing criminal activities where large number of heavily armed hoodlums invaded villages, maimed and killed several community members.