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<\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nHe appreciated his colleagues the Governors of the Lake Chad Basin region,
delegates and all other stakeholders for attending and contributing to the success of the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I would like to extend my deepest gratitude to His Excellency, President Bola
Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, for his leadership and commitment to peace, security, and
development of the Lake Chad Basin region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I am convinced that we have made our stay here in the last few days very memorable and fruitful, with justice done to the theme of the meeting “Rebuilding the Lake Chad Basin: Consolidating Gains, Commitment to Peace, Cross-Border Cooperation, Security, and Sustainable Development for a Resilient Community,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gov. expressed hope, saying, “As the host governor, l hope we will internalize, domesticate and act on the lessons and resolutions of this meeting to move forward from discussions to an all-inclusive action-packed implementation that ensures everyone is carried along for the growth and development of the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Therefore, we look forward to a more robust partnership, support and the needed resource allocation for us to individually and collectively actualize our shared ambition of building a better and prosperous region for our people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
” It is gratifying that as we celebrate the successful end of this meeting, my colleagues have found me worthy of chairing the forum for the next two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
” I wish to, on behalf of myself, the government and the people of Yobe state, commend and appreciate the decision of my colleagues to endorse me as the new chairman of the Forum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
” Let me use this opportunity to reassure you, my dear colleagues, that l shall serve with a great sense of responsibility and the commitment deserving of the office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“l shall liaise and work closely with you and all the development partners for us to be on the same page to work for the success of the forum, and the general development of the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I especially thank the outgoing chairperson of this forum,
Her Excellency Ildjima Abdraman, Governor of Hadjer Lamis province, Chad for her leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“On this note, l humbly accept the decision of my colleagues and the opportunity given to me and the Yobe state government to serve as the chairman of the Forum”, Buni added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By Mohammed Dala Lawan The Governors of the Lake Chad Basin from Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon and Chad, have unanimously elected Yobe state Governor Hon. Mai Mala Buni as Chairman of the Governors’ Forum. Governor Buni was elected on Friday at the end of the 5th Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum Meeting held in Maiduguri. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":422,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[17,16,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headline","category-news","category-yobe"],"yoast_head":"\n