North-East governors seek revival of stalled Borno oil exploration

The North-East Governors’ Forum (NEGF) has called connected the Federal Government to revive stalled lipid exploration activities successful Borno State, peculiarly successful Magumeri and Gubio Local Government Areas.
The governors made the request successful a communiqué issued astatine the extremity of the Forum’s 13th regular gathering held astatine the Borno State Government House successful Maiduguri connected Saturday.

Reading the communiqué, the Forum’s Vice Chairman and Adamawa State Governor, Umaru Fintiri, urged the Federal Government to revisit petroleum exploration activities that had antecedently commenced successful Magumeri and Gubio but were subsequently stalled.

The two-day meeting, which took spot from October 2 to 3, 2026, brought unneurotic governors and elder officials from Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe states to deliberate connected security, economical integration and infrastructure improvement crossed the region.

North-East governors question revival of stalled Borno lipid exploration