The 5th Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum meeting holding in Maiduguri, Borno state that would discuss the multi-faceted challenges facing Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, and Niger had so far received 800 delegates.
Baba Malam-Wali, Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of the forum, who is also the Secretary to the Yobe State Government (SSG), disclosed this at a pre-forum joint press briefing in Maiduguri.
He said challenges of security; climate resilience, food security, socioeconomic recovery, and regional cooperation will dominate sessions in the three-day event.
“The forum is expecting 1,000 participants, including governors, policymakers, traditional leaders, development partners, civil society organizations, and media representatives from the four countries.
“The chairman said Governor Mai Mala Buni, who is hosting the event in Maiduguri, has involved the security architects in the state to provide adequate security to all participants,” he said.
Wali said the forum will begin with an in-depth analysis of current security and humanitarian trends in the Lake Chad Basin, led by the Force Commander of the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) and the UN System.
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