Southeast Governors have concluded arrangement to commence twenty-four hours joint security patrol on all major highways in the zone before first day of December this year, as a way of beefing up security and restoring normalcy in the zone.
The arrangement was contained in a communiqué issued by the Southeast Governors Forum after their emergency meeting at Enugu State Government House.
The meeting had in attendance Governor of Ebonyi State, Engineer David Umahi, his Enugu State counterpart, Honourable Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, that of Abia State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, represented by his Deputy, Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim, and that of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma, represented by Professor Plasid Njoku.
Speaking through the Chairman of the forum, Engineer Umahi, the Southeast Governors decried the rate of insecurity in the region, regretting that economic activities have been badly affected, as kidnapping, wanton killings have become the order of the day, and called on the federal government to come to the aid of the zone to restore adequate security of lives and property, especially as the 2023 general elections draw near.
The forum commended states and federal governments on efforts towards alleviating the sufferings of victims of this year’s flood menace in the country, disclosing that the Southeast Governors Forum will combine resources to further assist the affected persons in the zone.
Requesting for the rehabilitation of the internally displaced persons, the Governors pleaded with the federal government to initiate action for the dredging of rivers in the Southeast zone, as one of the measures to control the flood disaster, even as they expressed hope that long term solution to the disaster in the country will be proffered.
The forum debunked the rumor making rounds that they formed the Eastern Security Network, ESN, saying that the ones formed by them are Ebebeagu and Forest Guard security outfits.
Speaking on the lingering Nnamdi Kanu’s case, the forum called for political solution to it.
They congratulated Professor Chukwuma Soludo and his Deputy, Dr Ibezim on their triumph in the last Anambra State governorship election.
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