S/East govs to name joint security outfit soon

Governors of the South East states, under the aegis of South East  Governors Forum, will soon name the joint security network for the zone.

The Chairman of the South East Governors Forum and Governor of Ebonyi State, Chief Dave Umahi, said in Abakaliki that the name of the outfit would be disclosed during the next meeting of the forum.

Speaking at the end of their virtual meeting attended by the President of Ohaneze Ndigbo, John Nnia Nwodo; former deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu, Chief  Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu and the Chairman of the zone’s security committee, Obi Umahi among many other top Igbo leaders, the Ebonyi State governor added that their next meeting will have in attendance the governors, the leadership of Ohaneze Ndigbo, as well as National Assembly members and other leaders of the zone.

According to him, after the naming of the joint security network, governments of the five states of the zone will be mandated to proceed to their Houses of Assembly with a bill for a law to back the security network in the various states.

Governor Umahi stated that the forum also deliberated on the escalating feud between the former senate president, Anyim Pius Anyim and the Igbo oil magnet, Prince Arthur Eze and called on the duo to ceasefire for the interest of peace and unity in the zone.

He further noted that the forum equally requested the President General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief John Nnia Nwodo to meet with the feuding parties and resolve their differences.