Northern Governors Gain Fresh Insights On Insecurity After US Summit

• Governors from 9 northern states attended a peace summit in the US

• The trip aimed to find lasting solutions to insecurity challenges

• Governor Dikko Radda says they now have a better understanding of the issues

Eko Hot Blog reports that in a recent development, the Governor of Katsina State, Dikko Radda, has stated that he and his counterparts from nine northern states have gained a deeper understanding of the security challenges plaguing their region after attending a peace summit in the United States.

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The summit was organized by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) and took place from April 23, 2024.

“Ten governors were in the United States, Washington D.C and we had a symposium with the United States Institute of Peace so that we can bring about ideas that will end insecurity that is worrying our people and is a major problem to the subnationals and they carefully chose the governors of the places affected by banditry and kidnapping,” Radda said during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today.

Furthermore, Radda defended the trip, which faced criticism from some citizens, by emphasizing the opportunity it provided for cross-fertilization of ideas and interaction with stakeholders involved in promoting global peace and security.

“All of us sat for three days and we were able to cross-fertilise ideas and interact with all stakeholders that are involved in bringing about lasting peace and security globally,” he added.

Addressing concerns about the summit’s location, Radda clarified, “The meeting was not at the instance of the selected governors of northern states but it was at the instance of the United States Institute of Peace. They were the people who invited us; they hosted us for the meeting. We were invited to sit with them so that we could bring about lasting solutions to the problems that are affecting our people.”

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However, the governor dismissed the hypothesis that political motives are responsible for the banditry and insecurity in the northern region, instead highlighting injustice and poverty as the root causes.

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