To mitigate the security challenge facing states across the country, governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress have resolved to set machinery in motion for the implementation of the Security Trust Fund (STF). This formed part of their resolutions at the end of the 12th quarterly meeting of Secretaries to Government of All Progressives Congress States held in Nasarawa State. The forum of APC Governors which operates under the aegis of the Progressive Governors Forumr resolved to prioritise adequate support for working nursing mothers, including the adoption of six months maternity leave for nursing mothers to enhance Exclusive Breast Feeding (EBF). Recommend that APC States strengthen the Security Committees at the Local Government Levels and ensure that all stakeholders, especially traditional and religious take more responsibility and are made to be more accountable to government in responding to security challenges. “To continually mobilise resources for management of security challenges, APC controlled States are enjoined to strengthen the legal framework for the implementation of Security Trust Fund;“Finally, the meeting noted with strong commendation the renewed offensive by Nigerian Security Agencies against criminal elements across the country.

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 03, 2021 13:52 UTC