Niger State Governor, Mr. Babangida Aliyu has attributed the slow pace of development in the Northern part of the country to the Boko Haram activities.
The Governor made this observation at his residence
in Minna, Niger State capital during an interactive session with some selected
journalists.
According to Aliyu who doubles as Chairman of the
Northern Governors’ Forum (NGF), the Boko Haram activities in the region had
discouraged investors from investing in the region for fear of losing their
investments to continuous crisis.
Aliyu said: “I am not satisfied with the slow pace
of development in the Northern region, but under my leadership as chairman of
Northern Governors’ Forum, we have given the region good leadership.
“In terms of progress, I am not satisfied with the
situation in the North now, because of insecurity slowing down economic
activities to the extent that when you invite investors, they are afraid to
invest their money for fear of losing their investments,” he said.
Speaking further, the Governor disclosed that the
development of any state in the North was depended on how the Governor employ
the decisions of the Northern Governors Forum.
Aliyu noted thus: “I can only implement the
decisions in Niger State and not in other states.”
He observed that the slow pace of economic
activities was not peculiar to the north, but the entire country, noting that
the Boko Haram activities had given the country a bad image outside the
country.
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