Governor Umar Bako of Niger State says his administration is working to engage more women in governance, noting that under his watch all the local government Council vice chairpersons will be female.

Governor Bako while fielding questions from newsmen after he had a private meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the State House, Abuja, said already, an executive order is in place to have females as Secretaries of Vice Chairmen of Local Government Councils and if need be, his administration will exceed thirty-five percent affirmative action.

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While emphasizing that the security challenge in Niger is being curtailed, Governor Bako however admitted that criminals are cashing in on the land mass as well as the huge mineral deposits in the state to forment criminality in Amale locality. 

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The Niger State Government explained that he was at the Villa to confer with the President as well as felicitate on the successful inauguration of the 10TH National Assembly.