Secretaries to State Governments in the North East have converged on Maiduguri, the Borno State Capital for a technical committee meeting preparatory to the North East Governors’ meeting scheduled for Saturday.
The Secretary to the Gombe State Government, Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi is leading a technical team of technocrats from the State to the meeting is expected to make far reaching contributions on behalf of the Government and people of the State.
In his address of welcome, the Secretary to the Borno State Government, Alhaji Usman Jidda Shuwa said the technical committee meeting for the SSGs is a prelude to the North East Governors’ meeting which is aimed at reviewing the minutes of the last meeting earlier held in Gombe while preparing agenda for the one in view.
He welcomed the SSGs and members of the technical working committee to Maiduguri.
In a remark, the Secretary to the Gombe State Government, Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi noted that this is the first assignment given to the committee after the first meeting of the North East Governors in march this year.
“They rose from that meeting, in which one of the items of the communique was the formation of a technical working committee comprising, Secretaries to State Governments, Senior officers, political office holders in charge of planning in each of the states, as well as focal persons in the North East Development Commission.
Professor Njodi said the technical committee is to prepare the agenda of the meeting and ensure hitch free logistics.
It will be recalled that, Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya had in March this year hosted his counterparts from the North Eastern states in a maiden meeting where issues concerning the challenges and development of the region were discussed.
The second meeting would be hosted by Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum.
Members of the technical team from Gombe State are;
The Secretary to the State Government, Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi,
Dr. Ishaku Mohammed, Special Adviser Budget Planning and Development Partners, Dr. Mua’zu Shehu, Director General, Research and Documentation and Alhaji Shehu Yerima Abdullahi, Director General/ Coordinator, North East Development Commission.
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