The Gombe State Governor Inuwa Yahaya on Wednesday disclosed that the relative peace being experienced in the state had taken a deliberate effort from the people and government to bring it about.
Speaking to State House Correspondents after a meeting with the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Governor Yahaya said the people had seen reason to reject ethnic and religious bigotry for the sake of the peace of the state.
“We thank God for helping us as far as the issue of security is concerned. We are in the midst of the Northeast and we are aware of the challenges in the frontline states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa are facing. So, we’ve tried as much as possible in order to live in peace and harmony.
“We are happy and by the grace of God we shall try to sustain that going forward,” he said.
He said much has been achieved working with security agencies and with the collaboration of the people on how to manage the emerging issues in the state.
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He said stakeholders, including monarchs, students as well as religious groups, among others, recently met with a view to charting a way forward and sustain the existing harmony in the state.
“All stakeholders, the traditional institution, schools and security agencies were called to the Government House. We briefed them, and we advised them not to take any reprisal attack on anybody, either from the Christian or from the Muslim side,” the governor said.
The governor further said procurement processes have been completed for Gombe Modern Industrial Park and the project will be awarded at the end of this month, adding that the project, covering 347 hectares of land, will cost N17 billion.
