Governors, CDS hold closed-door meeting on insecurity
By Emmanuel Oloniruha
Abuja, April 23, 2025
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) yesterday, held a closed-door meeting with the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, to discuss the ongoing insecurity challenges in the country.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting, presided over by the Chairman of the NGF, Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara, was focused on recent incidents of kidnapping, attacks, and killings.
The discussion centred on the security challenges in states such as Plateau, Benue, and others, with the aim of finding solutions to address the escalating violence.
Governors from states including Borno, Ekiti, Adamawa, Kaduna, Bayelsa, Gombe, Ogun, Imo, Oyo, Ondo, Benue, Nasarawa, and Plateau were in attendance, alongside the deputy governors of Niger, Enugu, and Bauchi.
The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, also participated in the discussions.



