Nine Northern governors, eight of whom are from Nigeria’s top 20 poorest states, are currently in the United States of America for a three-day conference on tackling insecurity in Nigeria. The governors include Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State; Governor Dikko Umar Radda of Katsina State; Governor Dauda Lawal Dare of Zamfara State; Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State and Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State.