By Henry Umoru

Senate President,   Dr. Bukola Saraki, yesterday, appealed to all geopolitical zones in the country to contribute equitably to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP, in order to ensure national stability.

Saraki, according to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sanni Onogu, in Abuja, made the appeal when the Chairman of the National Executive Council of Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, former Inspector General of Police,   Dr. Ibrahim Coomassie, led other executive members of the forum to visit the Senate President at the National Assembly.

The Senate President said the only way for the North to contribute meaningfully to the growth of the nation’s GDP and the diversification of the economy was for its leaders to methodically focus on mining and agriculture.

He said: “My appeal is that in all countries that have gone through similar economic challenges like ours, recovery does not happen overnight. There will be initial pain but eventually the future will be bright. It is this journey that we should have embarked upon many years ago.”