Following the alarming rise in security threats and other socio-economic problems in Nigeria, Governors of the 19 Northern states held a meeting with Traditional Rulers of the region and a delegation from the federal government in Kaduna State.
Newsmen gathered that the two-day meeting, which opened on Thursday, is also being attended by Senate President, Ahmad Lawal, Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari and Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed.
Others are National Security Adviser, Major-General Mohammed Monguno; Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu and Director General, State Security Service, Yusuf Bichi.
The participants are expected to discuss current security challenges bedevilling the Northern region and youth unemployment.
The Governors at the meeting, holding at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, include those of Plateau, Adamawa, Sokoto, Nasarawa, Jigawa and Katsina states.
Meanwhile, it was learnt that Niger, Zamfara, Yobe, Kogi and Kebbi were represented by the Deputy Governors of the states, among others.