Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello, met with former Governor of the state, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, and ministers from the state on Tuesday.
The meeting, which took place behind closed doors in the Government House in Minna, lasted over two hours.
Present at the meeting were the Minister of State for Solid Minerals, Hon. Abubakar Bawa Bwari, former Minister of Information, Prof. Jerry Gana, former Minister of Finance, Alhaji Abubakar Kuye, ex- Minister of Agriculture, Sheik Abdullah, former Ministers of Sports, Barr. Hassan Gimba and Engr. Sani Ndanusa, former Minister of Internal Affairs, Alhaji Abubakar Achituwo, Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs, Hajiya Zaynab Kuchi and former Minister of State for Agriculture Hajiya Asmau Asabe Ahmed.
Others were former military officers including Gen. Garba Duba, Gen. Idris Garba, Col. Aminu Isa Kontagora, Col. Fidelis Marka and former military governor of Katsina State, Col. John Yahaya Madaki.
Former deputy governor of the state, Dr. Shem Nuhu Zagbayi, and ex- governor Aliyu’s deputy, Hon. Ahmed Ibeto, completed the list.
Journalists, who got wind of the meeting, were earlier barred from entering the Government House by security men who claimed they were “acting on instruction from above.”
It, however, took the intervention of the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Mr. Jide Orintunsin, before the security men granted some journalists access to the Government House premises.
Addressing journalists on the outcome of the meeting, Madaki said the meeting was at the instance of Governor Bello.
According to him, the meeting was designed to intimate them on the state government’s programmes and policies.
“The meeting had a four- point agenda which deliberated on the ‘state of the state’, the internally generated revenue, infrastructural decay and security.
“A five- man advisory committee was constituted to offer innovative advice and dynamic perspectives as well as wise counsels on how to improve the economy, infrastructures and security of the state,” the former military governor stated.
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