According to the report from the Vanguard, a Former Minister of Information and Communication, Labaran Maku urged northern governors to prioritize addressing the issues of terrorism, banditry, and insecurity that have severely impacted Nigeria. He highlighted the detrimental effects of these issues on food production and the overall cost of living.
He argued that if they were a northern governor, their primary focus would be on restoring peace within their state.
He also acknowledged the prevalence of divisive politics in the region, emphasizing that the current "us vs. them" mentality only leads to malice and further fragmentation.
He emphasized the role of leadership in promoting unity and stressed the importance of leaders implementing policies that foster peace and collaboration among all Nigerians.
He said, "Governors in the North must stop this violence of terror, banditry, (insecurity) which has brought Nigeria to the ground. When people can’t go to farms, food production suffers, cost of living goes up. If I were a governor in the North today, my first duty is (will be) to ensure peace in my state.
There is too much politics of violence in the North. Until the governors sit up, no miracle can be performed even by the federal government. Once you live in a nation that says ‘we vs them’, ‘North vs South, ‘Christianity vs Islam,’ you must have malice. We need to improve the way we look at life. But I must say that leadership has the responsibility of uniting people. If we the leaders unite the nation in our policies, there’ll be peace and unity."