President Bola Tinubu and state governors, yesterday, had an emergency meeting at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja, in consideration of the economic hardship and insecurity in different parts of the country.
The emergency meeting also had in attendance Vice President Kashim Shettima, and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, Nyesom Wike, alongside other State Governors in Nigeria.
They agreed to establish state police in the country as part of measures to tackle the rise of insecurity in the country. The President and the state governors also discussed the possibility of improving the strength of forest rangers to train them so that they can keep our forests and borders very safe.
According to Daily Trust, recall that since President Tinubu on May 29 said “subsidy is gone”inauguration speech, the economy has witnessed hardship and high cost of living, leading to protests in some states of the country.
President Tinubu has therefore, directed his economic team to find a way to improve the situation, as the Special Presidential Committee on Emergency have been given approval to make available about 102,000 metric tons of assorted items including rice, maize, millet among others.
Also according to Punch Newspaper, the President charged the governors to pay attention to livestock development in their states and increase production most especially poultry and fishing products. He also pleaded with Governors to ensure all salary arrears to workers and gratuities to retired workers and pensioners are cleared as a way to put money into the hands of the people.