We Have No Plan To Relocate Federal Agency To Any Part Of Nigeria – VP. Shettima

We have no plan to relocate federal agency to any part of Nigeria –VP. shettima

By Madu Mohammed, Maiduguri

The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has assured Nigerians, especially the Northerners that the Federal Government has no plan to relocate any federal agency from Abuja to any part of the country.

Vice President, Kashim Shettima who disclosed this at the 10th Ahmadu Bello memorial Lecture, held at the Multipurpose Hall of the Government House, Maidugurii said ” there is no truth that the federal government want to relocate federal agency from Abuja to any part of the nation”.

Represented by the Special Adviser to the President, political, Dr Hakeem Baba Ahmed ” this administration will not marginalized any part of the country”.

The Vice President said the north has had a lot of blood shade and appeal to the leaders to mediate and find a lasting solution to the security challenges facing the nation.

He assured that the Federal Government is willing and resolution in achieving lasting peace and bring sustainable development across the country.

In his paper presentation, the Guest Speaker, Prof.Tijjani Bande said for the North and Nigeria to achieve peace and sustainable development, the region must address mistrust through peace building, quality education, building infrastractures, civil service reform and creating credible media to support the drivve.

Prof. Bande who is also the Nigeriian Representative to the United Nations, suggested that Nigerians must work together to enhance mutual trust, address the issues of citizenship and indigineship minomental corruption,, rebuilding professional civil service among others.

” The tasks before us, are as critical and urgent, as they are difficult and necessary, we must get off the easy position if merely lamenting our seemingly paramount state conflict and less than optimal performance This we do for ourselves for posterity. Every one of us has a role to play”, he added

Earlier, in his remarks, Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno state said good governance is the bedrock of tackling banditry, insurgency, kidnaping and other security challenges facing the nation..

He said “the Borno state government in it’s modest way in tackling insecurity through good governance was committed to reconstruction of houses, hospitals, schools, resettlement, and support to the military in the fight against insurgency.”.

Zulum said for a meaningful development to take place, corruption must be fight to stand still, as corruption has affected all daveted of lives, stressing that with corruption, Nigeria cannot get it right.

He said that of north and Nigeria need to have it right, leaders have ensure good governance, stressing that the money sunk in organising the annual lecture will take out over 1,000 Nigerians from poverty

Also speaking, the chairman of the occasion and chairman Northern Governors Forum, Alhaji Inuwa Yahaya said north should not be afraid of restructuring and resource control, as the region as the human resources, mineral resources and vast land.

” North should not fear of restructuring and resources control , we have the human, mineral and the land . North have the land for agriculture, manpower to develop. If oil can be found in Chad and Niger Republics, there is nothing stops Nigeria from getting oil” Inuwa said.

He assured the Amadu Bello foundation of their supporters Saying that ” we had enough of the talks, it is time to work the talk.”

In his remarks, the Governor of Niger state, Mohammed Bago said agriculture used to be the bedrock of the Northern economy but with the discovery of oil the region abandoned farming adding that for the region to progress , the north have go back to agriculture.

He said one of the factors fueling insecurity is ungovern and uncultivated land, stressing that as leaders they have give emphasis to agriculture and good governance.

Governor Yahaya said governor’s of the region are looking at the practical ways of implimenting the recommendations. Of the foundation towards lasting peace and sustainable development.