SOUTH-EAST GOVERNORS FIX DATE TO UNVEIL REGIONAL SECURITY OUTFIT

The governors of the South-East have fixed a
date to unveil a security outfit for the region
which will tackle the high level of insecurity in the
zone.
According to the Chairman of the forum and
Governor of Ebonyi State, Chief David Umahi, all
stakeholders would be carried along and the
necessary arrangements for the take-off of the
outfit would be made available in due time.
Briefing journalists on Sunday after a virtual
meeting of the forum alongside other Igbo
leaders in Abakaliki, Umahi on behalf of his
colleagues noted that the date of unveiling and
name of the security outfit would be made
known to the public during the South-east
Governors' Forum next meeting.
He said after unveiling the outfit, the
commissioners for Justice of the different South-
east states would finalise a draft bill for passage
into law by each state's Houses of Assembly to give legal backing to the security outfit.
Umahi said while the Second Niger Bridge would
be completed and handed over in 2022, the
August 30 completion deadline for Enugu airport
was still on course.
The Igbo leaders commended President
Muhammadu Buhari for his commitment to the
speedy completion of the Second Niger Bridge
and the Akanu lbiam International Airport, Enugu.
Umahi, who expressed optimism that the two
major projects would be completed as
scheduled, said they would interface with the
federal government to seek funding for the
rehabilitation of the eastern coridor railway line.

SOURCE: https://politicsnigeria.com/south-east-govs-fix-date-to-unveil-regional-security-outfit/