Yobe State Governor and Chairman of the Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum, Mai Mala Buni, has pledged to take the operational challenges confronting the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, amid renewed calls for stronger regional cooperation against terrorism and insecurity.
Buni committed during a visit to the headquarters of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) and the MNJTF in N’Djamena, Chad, where he held discussions with regional officials on security, stabilisation and economic development across the Lake Chad Basin.
The governor said inadequate resources, equipment and workforce, coupled with the Niger Republic’s withdrawal from the MNJTF, were among the challenges undermining the force’s operational effectiveness.
“I will convey your successes and challenges to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, particularly issues relating to the withdrawal of the Niger Republic from the task force, as well as challenges of inadequate resources, equipment, and manpower, among others,” Buni said.
He said addressing the challenges confronting the regional force was critical to sustaining the gains recorded in the fight against terrorism and violent extremism in the Lake Chad Basin.
