Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima has made a shocking revelation.

He said: “Poor governance has a direct bearing on the spate of banditry and kidnapping in the North-West geopolitical zone.”

“Stakeholders in the entire North have to go back to the drawing board, re-assess the state of affairs in the region, and come up with robust platforms for re-engineering our society”.

“It is imperative for the North to embark on the re-strategizing and re-engineering of the region to reposition it for accelerated development,” NAN quoted Shettima as saying.

“Most of the issues highlighted by the president of CONSCCIMA are very poignant, as these are issues that touch the lives and wellbeing of our people.”

“There can never be development without peace, and there can never be peace without development.”

“Especially in the North-West through the Pulaku initiative. The Pulaku initiative is a robust solution to addressing the challenges in the North-West.”