Governors of Southeast condemns attack on Uzodinma’s country home, adopt EbubeAgu
by Peregba Jerry
The Southeast Governors Forum had, on Sunday, condemned the attack on the country home of the governor of Imo state, Hope Uzodinma, and called on security agents to fish out the hoodlums.
This was contained in a communique after a closed-door meeting with South-East state Governors, Traditional rulers, Clergymen, Ohaneze Ndigbo and South-East Joint Security Committee in Enugu.
In the communique, signed by the chairman of Forum and governor of Ebonyi state, David Umahi, the governors restated their commitment on the sole adoption of EbubeAgu and discussed the operational modalities of the regional security outfit.
It called all security agencies to enforce the ban on open grazing in all southeast states, directing the Ohaneze Ndigbo to set up a committee to interface with the people in states with the aim of achieving peace and security in the southeast region.
The communique reads, “South East Governors and Leaders re-stated the adoption of a common Joint Security outfit called EBUBEAGU with her Regional Headquarters in Enugu.
EBUBEAGU will work with the Police and other security agencies in her operations to protect lives and property in South East;
“We agreed on the structure and operational modalities of EBUBEAGU and to set up an Advisory Board for the security outfit;
“The Hon. Attorney Generals and Commissioners for Justice of the South East States have been directed 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:
(a) South East Peace and Reconciliation Committee to engage our people for
the peace and security of our people and her visitors;
(b) Strategy and Welfare Committee to engage and protect our people,
especially those who are being unfairly treated.
“These Committees must become functional within the next 10 (ten) days from date.
“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;
“South East leaders restate their commitments to our 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;
“South East Governors agreed on the implementation of various END SARS Youth Empowerment Programmes in the South East States as soon as possible.”
