By Umar Yusuf
Yola — A delegation of the Northern States of
Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NSNGF, met Monday night with Governor Murtala
Nyako and members of the Adamawa State House in a bid to settle the rift
between the Executive and Legislative arms of government in the state.
The
delegation of the governors, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of Kano State and his
Sokoto State counterpart, Aliyu Magartada Wamakko met with Nyako and
the legislators behind closed doors at the Government House, Yola.
Governor Wamakko could not attend the meeting as his chartered aircraft had to return to Abuja due to bad weather.
Sources
said the governors were unhappy with the frosty relations between the
two arms of government and pleaded with the legislators to retrain from
any move that could further widen the gap between them and the governor.
According
to the sources, the NGF was particularly bitter with the legislators
for starting a quarrel with the governor at a time the state was
grappling with the activities of insurgents.
The sources added
that the governors advised the legislators to take into cognizance the
prevailing economic situation in the state occasioned by the prolonged
state of emergency and close ranks with Nyako to reduce the sufferings
of the people.
However, Governor Kwankwaso told reporters after
the meeting that he was in Yola to hold consultation with Nyako on
issues that were beneficial to the two states.
“I am in Yola to
see my elder brother. We have met and discussed a lot of issues that are
of common interest to us. I do not need to be sent by anybody before I
visit Yola to see Governor Nyako,” Kwankwaso said.
Members of the Adamawa State House of Assembly led by the Speaker, Umaru Fintiri, declined to speak to journalists.
Fintiri,
in an attempt to avoid the anxious journalists, who barricaded the
entrance to the venue of the meeting, sneaked out through the back door.
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