Worried by the growing insecurity
in the country, Southeast Governors and other key stakeholders in the zone, on
Sunday, resolved to key into the federal government’s community policing
program that would see to the establishment of Forest guards in every state of
the zone.
The decision, which was also
taken to reaffirm the zone’s rejection of the controversial Ruga programme,
also encompasses the setting up a committee and a Centre for Integrated
Security Monitoring and Intelligence gathering to be centrally located in
Enugu.
The committee will equally be
saddled with the responsibility of clearing up to 50 metres into the bush of
every road in the zone to enable users have a clear view of roads ahead.
This is
the first time the governors are holding physical meeting over the
controversial programme.
At the meeting were Enugu
governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Abia governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, Deputy governor of
Anambra, Nkem Okeke and Imo Deputy governor, Gerald Ironna.
Others are Archbishop, Enugu
Province, Most Rev Emma Chukwuma, his Methodist counterpart, Most Rev Ugo Ede,
former Minister of Power, Prof Barth Nnaji among others.
Reading the resolution of the
meeting, it’s Chairman and governor of Ebonyi State, Chief Daid Umahi, said
they would do all within the law to protect the lives and property of the
people.
He stated that the proposed
Security committee would address the safety of fuel pipeline route to Enugu to
ensure that pumping of petroleum products at Enugu depot resumed in the
shortest possible time.
Umahi added that the forum
discussed extensively the comparative advantages of agriculture and the
attendant benefits in the zone.
“The Forum therefore resolved to
put funds together to fund our people who are interested in rice, cassava, cow
rearing, piggery, goat rearing, poultry, fishery and some other cash crops
permitted by oil soil. The forum advised Southeast people who are interested in
going into these areas to contact their states for further engagement”, he
said.
On the Akanu Ibiam International
airport, Enugu, the leaders commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for his
numerous interventions in addressing recent concerns raised by Federal Aviation
Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).
They however expressed worries
about the deplorable state of the airport runway and pleaded with the federal
government to reconstruct the runway to enhance safety of the people.
They commended the federal
government for the ongoing work at the second Niger bridge project but urged it
to take more meaningful action on the Enugu -Onitsha road, Enugu -Portharcourt
road and Owerri -Onitsha and Okigwe -Owerri road.
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