State governors have assured security presence across the country to ensure hitch-free festive period across the country.
The state chief executives who met Wednesday night in Abuja, received communication from the Office of the
National Security Adviser (ONSA) calling for heightened security preparedness across all states during the yuletide.
This is due to increased population movements, large public gatherings, and heightened public safety risks.
Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), the umbrella body of Nigeria state governors, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, in a communique at the end of the meeting, said the governors are committed to strengthening interagency
coordination, protecting critical infrastructure, and maintaining a visible security presence in identified hotspots across the country.
Ogun State governor, Dipo Abiodu who read the text of the communique, assured Nigerians of “safe, incident-free festive period nationwide.”
The state chief executives also said the outcome of the third edition of
the Primary Health Care (PHC) Leadership Challenge Awards, reflect the value of sustained political leadership and peer-driven accountability by government at subnational level, to strengthen primary health care delivery nationwide.
The communique further stated that the governors received notification from the World Bank confirming the effectiveness of the Additional Financing for the Nigeria Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) Programme.
This, it said, “enables continued
disbursements to states to support livelihoods, food security, public works, and resilience-building interventions.
Governors renewed their commitment to sustaining implementation momentum, ensuring timely reporting, and maximising fund utilisation to deliver measurable outcomes for vulnerable households.”
