………. appreciates the level of cooperation and collaboration among member states in the subregion.
The north east Governors forum has decries high cost of Agricultural inputs which might have direct negative consequences on farm outputs next year.
This is contained in a communique read by the chairman of the forum,Gov Babagana zulum at the end of their Twelfth meeting held in Jalingo,Taraba state.
It also advised that to avert impending food crises ahead, it calls for more subsidies to farmers and robust preparation for dry season.
Similarly the meeting acknowledges the appreciable success recorded in the onslaught against the insurgency in the north-East but regrets that the subregion is still confronted by daunting humanitarian and infrastructural challenges
The communique also took into cognizance the forecast of the credible agencies on climate risk and the impending flood disaster in the subregion and calls for proactive measures in confronting the flood and robust sensitization of settlers along the flood plains.
It also called for support from both the Federal Government and NEDC to reconstruct the broken infrastructure, especially bridges, by the flood.
On the planned North East trade fair,the Governor’s agrees to hold the fair in partnership with NECCIMA, in Maiduguri, Borno state, December, 2025.
While building on the early commitment of exploring solar option as a low hanging fruit, Forum recommits to subduing energy poverty by tasking the Committee on Power and Energy in the subregion to come up with an integrated subregional power Masterplan.
The Forum also congratulates the University of Maiduguri which is a legacy University in the subregion for its golden jubilee. It also expresses its willingness to support the 50th anniversary celebration and the re-launch of the University Endowment Fund coming up in November, 2025.
The North East Governors’ Forum (NEGF), comprising the Governors of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and YobeStates, held its 12th Meeting in Jalingo, Taraba State,while the next meeting is to be held in Maiduguri between 12th-14th December,2025.
