Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, Chairman of the Northern States Governors' Forum, is calling time on business as usual. The governor made clear that the security crisis across Northern Nigeria has reached a point where routine responses simply are not working anymore.
Speaking on behalf of the forum, Yahaya pushed for tougher, more decisive action to address the worsening situation. His statement signals a growing frustration among northern leadership with the pace and effectiveness of current security measures.
The demand puts fresh pressure on federal authorities to move beyond familiar approaches and deliver something that actually shifts the reality on the ground. Whether that pressure translates into concrete policy changes is the question everyone in the region is watching closely.
Originally published by BusinessDay.