Governor Caleb Muftwang of Plateau State has announced that the 19 northern governors in Nigeria will begin discussions on the region’s high birth rate, saying the growing population is a ‘time bomb’.
Muftwang warned that the lack of infrastructure for human capital development could increase banditry and terrorism in northern Nigeria.
Muftwang criticised the elite for sending their children to elite schools locally and internationally while neglecting the young population at home, leaving them vulnerable to criminal indoctrination.
“We don’t have an option. At this point, we must take the bull by the horns,” Muftwang said on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday, August 6.
He stressed the importance of ensuring that parents take responsibility for the children they bring into the world.
The governor called for the inclusion of religious leaders in addressing these issues, stating, “We must ensure that religion does not become a setback to society.”
