Governors of all 19 states in northern Nigeria are expected to spend three days in Washington DC next week at the invitation of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP).

They will be participating in the Northern Nigeria Governors’ Symposium from October 18 to 21 with civic leaders from the Senior Working Group of Nigeria and representatives of the Federal Government of Nigeria.

Organized by the institute with support of U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations, the upcoming Symposium is the second such event in as many years.

The first one which held in May 2014 discussed security challenges caused by the Boko Haram insurgency and strategies for stabilization and development in northern Nigeria.

Speaking on Tuesday at the pre-symposium media briefing, USIP Senior Advisors and former ambassadors, Princeton Lyman and Johnnie Carson said the institute’s Northern Governors’ symposium was designed to bolster Nigeria’s commanding stature in Sub-Saharan Africa by addressing causes of instability and seeking opportunities for durable peace in the north.

Describing the country as “a significant powerhouse”, whose position in Africa compares to that of India in Asia and Brazil in South America, Mr. Carson said Nigeria also became “one of the world’s premier democracy” after the epochal election of 2015.

Mr. Lyman, who was U.S. ambassador to Nigeria 1986 to 1989, said Boko Haram insurgency opened “new frontiers for engagement” and opportunity to address the “disconnect between political power and development” in northern Nigeria.

While all 19 governors got invitation to the Symposium, as of last week, only Governors Abdullah Abubakar (Bauchi), Kashim Shettima (Borno and head of the Northern Nigeria Governors Forum), Bello Masari (Katsina), Bako Lalong (Plateau) and Waziri Tambuwal (Sokoto) have confirmed their participation.

Minister of the Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, and Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Kayode Fayemi, have also confirmed their attendance.

The governors and other participants will meet with officials from U.S. government, public agencies and corporate bodies.

USIP’s Senior Program Officer for Nigeria, Oge Onubogu, said the visiting Nigerian governors will also meet with Steve Hayes, chairman of the Corporate Council on Africa and Gayle Smith, USAID director, to discuss project priorities for northern Nigeria.

USIP officials are confident that the upcoming Northern Governors’ Symposium will build on the tangible successes of the first symposium which, according to Ambassador Carson, include the growing confidence of democratic governance as evidenced by the laudable outcome of the 2015 elections and improved governance environment with lessening of the “disconnect between northern governors and the federal government”.


http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/212642-u-s-hosts-northern-nigeria-governors-washington.html

Boss, I don't know what you mean by "one of your leaders", Jagaban et al are all my leaders, except I don't follow easily.

Bolustic:


Just show me one, just 1,one of your leaders who command respect as this nationally, just one please.

Yahaya be like "lemme just make this man feel important small, afterall I have transport business in Lagos".

Can you imagine these f**kers?

Instead of declaring emergency on our dying economy, or at least working extra hard to show us some evidence that they are working overtime to get us out of this recession, they chose to gather politicians and prominent business men to eulogise, pour accolades and praise worship Pres. Buhari, for achieving what exactly?

Everyone who was at that needless and ill-timed book launch should be ashamed of themselves, I mean are these guys retarded or something? Who in their right senses reason like these f**kers?

A Vice President, reduced to a motivational speaker.

Other firms should follow suit and stop laying off staff, or suspend operations, since they enjoyed profit in our time of boom, they need to stick around and help pull us out of this mud. Once we bounce back, the profits will come pouring again.

If APGA can be this visionary; political statement or not, perhaps we should give this party a chance in 2019, especially since APC and PDP have failed us.

Incase you know his whereabouts, kindly report to EFCC

Sister, that guy might murder you if you cease to be his cash machine, you made the mistake of making him see and treat you as such. But it's not late yet.

Recession is here, find a way to convince him that your income has halfed. Probably don't fix your car in a hurry, let it stay at the mechanic for a while. Reduce how much food you make available at home, provide only dinner if you have to.

Never again give cash to him no matter how much he begs, tell him your income has halfed. Stop being nice, appear frustrated whenever you are with him, gradually make him taste some bad hardship. If he is reasonable, he may leave you, but I doubt he is.

This is when you need to date some strong hardworking fellow like you who will love you enough to protect you from him.

Today's FX

The feud between Hausa and Fulani is not new, when they don't have common enemy, they fight themselves. Happens within other similar tribes too.

Previously on braindead....

Haba! Do I really need to be 35 or above?

dadaha:
This should help
https://www.nairaland.com/3159808/urgent-need-gun

I don't know if this is the right section, I wanna know if it is possible to legally acquire and own fire arm in Nigeria as a civilian? If it is possible, please let someone with the requisite knowledge explain how.

In this Buhari economy?

You best hug that job like its your own soul.

You go need enter Japan first.

fr3do:
Father Lord, let me locate my Japanese Billionaire in Jesus Name!

What should matter here is that a citizen's rights have been violated, plus the allegation that an individual is abusing his office by using Federal institution to intimidate and harrass is equally weighty. Magu and EFCC need to clear the air on this.

ANBAKO:
Sometimes, these bloggers bring wrath unto themselves. They publish anything and everything just to gain traffic....in the quest for this they run into trouble.

How are we so sure that this is not a publicity stunt?

In this Dasukigate era, one doesn't even know what to believe again self!!!

I wish you come out stronger from this ordeal

Good luck

Do good for good to come your way

Sometimes I wonder why people are against capital punishment.