President Muhammed Buhari has summoned all stateGovernors for an emergency meeting today Friday, in Abuja over the rising ratesof insecurity, particularly kidnapping and hostage-taking nationwide. Governor Ifeanyi Okowa made this known, when hebriefed newsmen during his quarterly media chat tagged: ‘2019 MediaAppreciation Meeting’, at the Government House, Asaba, Delta state. The Governor, who was reacting to the issue ofthreats to lives of citizens as a result of criminal activities masterminded bysuspected herders, said the meeting is to seek ways to tackle rising crimewaves in the country. While admitting that security challenges presentlyconfronting the nation had been on the increase, he said it was borne out ofthe concern that prompted the president’s decision to summon the meeting of allstakeholders, including the governors in Abuja today.