As rising tension all over the country keeps growing with attendant insecurity, the search for national consensus by political actors, was the reason behind a meeting that
stretched into the wee hours of today been 16th August 2020 between the Governor of Zamfara State Bello Mattawale and the National Chairman of APP who doubles as the Spokesperson of the Opposition Coalition CUPP, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere.
The meeting which lasted over three hours of talks offered both parties the opportunity to review the state of things in the polity, security challenges, growing political tension in the country, State of things in the Opposition, the 2023 road map both for CUPP and Mattawales People’s Democratic Party, the challenges of ethnic and religious harmony and trust, more importantly both leaders shared ideas on how to tackle issues of youth restiveness and also discussed the efforts made by the Mattawale led government in tackling the issues of insecurity, alleged and believed to have worsened under the past administration.
Both leaders after the extensive conversion came out of the meeting with a common ground that in the search for a National consensus on finding solution to the many challenges facing the nation, that irredeemable damage should not be done to the stability of Nigeria or incite acts that can lead to violent collapse of democracy.
Both leaders also agreed that there was urgent need to bridge the widening gap of ethnic and religious division in the country.
CUPP Spokesperson Ikenga while acknowledging the stride of Mattawale’ security and peace building efforts in Zamfara and the North-West challenged by banditry, described the Governor as courageous and productive
Ikenga shared same conviction with Mattawale that bridges of national cohesion and unity must not be burnt and the need for deescalation of growing political tension and bridging the widening gap of ethnic and religious division.
