In separate speeches at the APC North Central zonal meeting held in Lafia, the stakeholders explained that the region had been hit by too many crises, stressing the need for establishment of the commission.
The leaders also called for the dredging of River Niger, resuscitation of the Ajaokuta Steel Complex, respect for the rights of the APC lawmakers in Plateau under the law, and more A-list appointments for party loyalists from the region.
They listed other issues affecting the region to include; infrastructural deficits, banditry, flooding and other violent crimes, noting that such constitute a great setback to subsistence and large scale farming.
Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ahmed Wase, who lamented the abandonment of the road leading to Baro Port, called for the establishment of NCDC and other interventions that could help the region.
On his part, Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue said the region was yet to recover from the 2022 flood that damaged crops and livestock, and displaced hundreds of thousands of people across the region.
APC national chairman, Abdulahi GanduJE, APC governors from the region, Secretary to the Government of Federal, George Akume, Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq of Kwara State, who is the Chairman, Nigeria Governors Forum and APC coordinating governor for the North Central were all present at the meeting.
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