Tinubu meets governors on food, security; Goes to Ethiopia for AU Summit

Global Patriot Staff February 15, 2024 Lead Story, Local, News Leave a comment 347 Views

By Ismail Abdulaziz
Abuja, Feb. 15, 2024

President Bola Tinubu is meeting with state governors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting is being attended by Vice President Kashim Shettima and National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu.

The meeting, which is not unconnected with the food situation and security in the country, has more than 27 governors and the deputy governor of Bauchi in attendance.

The Federal Government had started releasing tonnes of assorted grains to the market as part of efforts to make food available, affordable and accessible across the country.

Similarly, measures have been taken to arrest the rising criminal activities through synergy among the armed forces and other paramilitary organisations.

President Tinubu is expected to leave for the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia immediately after the meeting with the governors.

African leaders will meet in Addis Ababa for the annual summit to be used to tackle the many challenges facing the continent and decide on how best to bolster the AU’s intervention in its various crises.

The theme of this year’s summit, according to a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity) is ‘‘Educate an African fit for the 21st Century: Building resilient education systems for increased access to inclusive, lifelong, quality, and relevant learning in Africa.’’

The President, the statement said, “will join other African leaders in high-level meetings on institutional reforms of the African Union; peace and security; specific thematic issues such as climate change, as well as modalities of participation and priorities of the continental body in the G20.

“On the margins of the summit, President Tinubu will also attend an extraordinary summit of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS in his capacity as the Chairman of the regional body.

“President Tinubu will be accompanied on the trip by some ministers and other top government officials, and he is expected to return to Abuja following the conclusion of the summit.”