Governors and lawmakers from the South-East region as well as leaders of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, have resolved to meet President Bola Tinubu over the rising insecurity in the region.
The decision was taken at an emergency meeting held on Monday at the Imo State Governor’s lodge in Asokoro, Abuja, which was chaired by Governor Hope Uzodimma, chairman of the South-East Governors Forum (SEGF).
Uzodimma, who lamented that insecurity remained the greatest challenge facing the region, said in a series of tweets on his handle, that the meeting resolved to send a delegation to President Tinubu to intervene in stemming the tide of insecurity in the South-East.
He said, “At a meeting of the South East Stakeholders, where in Ohaneze Ndi Igbo, Governors, Members of National Assembly, Speakers of the State Houses of Assembly and other notable South East leaders were in attendance, we x-rayed the prevailing security challenges in our region.
“As the Chairman of the South East Governors’ Forum (SEGF), I communicated measures being considered by the Governors in tackling the insecurity, one of which is the planned high-powered delegation to the President.
“While we acknowledge the efforts of the Federal Government in the past, we are optimistic that under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, we will receive adequate interventions necessary to nip the menace in the bud.”
