N’East must do more against terrorism, banditry — Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday charged governors from the six northeastern states of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe to do more in the face of terrorism and banditry.

He declared that Nigeria had stabilised economically and entered what he described as a golden age.

Tinubu gave the charge when he received a delegation of North-East political leaders and senior government officials from the region at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Officials who earlier spoke to our correspondent said the meeting is a formal thank-you visit following the President’s decision to retain Vice President Kashim Shettima as his running mate for the 2027 general election.

Tinubu told the gathering, “I could see the leadership of the Northeast challenged because of terrorism and banditry. I could see our collaboration. We work together.

“Only when we stick together, think together, and face the challenges the best way possible as a united country do we prevail.”

He added, “The golden age is here now. If you can stabilise the economy, Nigerians are not asking for too much: simple stability and social welfare.

“We have our hands on the plough. We are never going to look back. I promise you, through the twists and turns of this democracy, Nigeria will survive.

“We will find our unity in diversity, a good path for democratic stability and prosperity. I promise you that.”

Tinubu said he was making good on his infrastructure commitments to the region, referencing promises he had made earlier in his tenure to build road networks in the Northeast.

“I remember when I asked passionately for some road networks in the Northeast, as if we were starting the journey and writing a new manifesto. But I fulfilled the promise. I fulfilled it,” he affirmed, referencing the…