The Governors say the rising level of poverty among Nigerians was a consequence of the biting effect of insecurity on commercial and agricultural activities.
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum also alleged that the Federal Government’s inaction had allowed bandits, insurgents, and kidnappers to turn the country into a killing field.
The governors were reacting to the claim by the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clement Agba, that they were responsible for the rising poverty index in the country.
A statement from the forum noted that the governors had made tremendous progress in their respective states through relevant projects.
The statement by the Director of Media and Public Affairs of the NGF, Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, alleged that dereliction of duty from the center is the main reason people have been unable to engage in regular agrarian activity and commerce.
According to him, rural areas today are insecure, markets are unsafe, travel surety is improbable and life for the common people generally is harsh and brutish.
