This is the communique of the of the meeting of the South
South,South East Governors held in Port Harcourt ,Rivers State
The communique, signed by the interim Forum chairman and
Akwa Ibom State Governor Udom Emmanuel, stated that the governors resolved
among others:
·
To
pursue inter-regional cooperation and integration for the common good of the
regions’ people.
·
To
work together politically, align and re-align as a people that share common
heritage, culture and affinity.
·
To articulate
and advocate for issues affecting the wellbeing of the regions. The issues may
not necessarily materialise immediately, but for the benefits of future
generations.
·
To
continue to subscribe our faith to the destiny and greatness of Nigeria and
call upon Nigerians to put their hands on the plough and rise to claim our
rightful place in the comity of nations.
·
To
condemn hate speech in national discourse, whether in individual communication,
or utterances of political actors or parties and to urge security agencies to
set up joint border patrols and develop more proactive strategies in combating
crime and criminality.
·
To
urge the Federal Government to come up with a clear policy on concession of
Federal roads and to fast-track the process in order to ameliorate the
sufferings of the people of the regions.
·
They
further resolved to pursue inter-regional cooperation and integration for the
common good of the regions’ people.
The forum, however regretted that: ”The deplorable state of federal roads in the
two regions. That none of the airports and seaports located in our regions is
reasonably functional, and that neither of the two regions are linked by any
rail services. That the Federal presence in the regions is very minimal and
only noticeable in the presence of policemen.”
The meeting, chaired by the Akwa Ibom governor had in
attendance seven governors and four deputy governors. The governors are: Nyesom
Ezenwo Wike (Rivers); Ifeanyi Okowa
(Delta); Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu); Dave Umahi (Ebonyi Rochas Okorocha (Imo) and
Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia).
The deputy governors who represented their principals
Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John Jonah (Bayelsa); Dr. Nkem Okeke (Anambra); Philip Shaibu (Edo) and Prof. Ivara Esu
(Cross River).
The forum will reconvene in Owerri, Imo State on October
8, according to a statement by Simeon Nwakaudu, Special Assistant to the Rivers
State
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