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South East Governors on Sunday 25 April held a security meeting with the clergy, traditional rulers, Ohanaeze Ndigbo as well as the South East Joint Security Committee.
The meeting took place at Executive Council Chambers, Lion Building, Government House, Enugu.
The Forum, at the end of its meeting, restated the adoption of a common Joint Security outfit called EBUBEAGU with her Regional Headquarters in Enugu.
It said EBUBEAGU will work with the Police and other security agencies in her operations to protect lives and property in South East;
The meeting agreed on the structure and operational modalities of EBUBEAGU and to set up an Advisory Board for the security outfit;
It directed the Hon. Attorney Generals and Commissioners for Justice of the South East States to work with the Joint Security Committee to come up with the amendment of the existing State Laws to reflect the new EBUBEAGU outfit;
The meeting directed Ohaneze Ndigbo President to immediately form two Committees namely; South East Peace and Reconciliation Committee to ” engage our people for the peace and security of our people and her visitors;Strategy and Welfare Committee to engage and protect our people,especially those who are being unfairly treated”.
These Committees are expected to become functional within the next 10 (ten) days from date.
A communique signed by Chairman, South East Governors, Engr. Dave Umahi, the meeting is in support of restructuring, the setting up of State Police and other national issues as discussed in the last NEC meeting.
The communiqué said a Committee has been set up to work out acceptable modalities and submit them to NEC in its next meeting;
“The meeting condemns the attacks on the country home of the Governor of Imo State, His Excellency, Senator Hope Uzodimma and other State infrastructure. We sympathize with him and call on the Federal Government to fish out the perpetrators and ensure their prosecution.”
The South East leaders also restated their commitments to State laws banning open grazing in the South East and urge the security agencies and the local vigilantes to enforce the ban in all States of South East;
The South East Governors also agreed on the implementation of various END SARS Youth Empowerment Programmes in the South East States as soon as possible.
