Imo State Governor, Sen. Hope Uzodinma alongside his counterparts from the four other states in South East have vowed to intensify their individual and collective efforts towards ending spate of insecurity in the region.
The governors disclosed this today in a communiqué read by Uzodinma, Chairman, South East Governors’ Forum, shortly after their meeting held at the Enugu State Government House.
At the meeting attended by Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State, Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra, Governor Alex Otti of Abia State, and Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi, the governors also commended the efforts of the security agencies in ensuring the return of peace in the region in recent time.
They attributed the achievement to the cooperation of the security agencies with the governments and people of the zone.
Uzodinma and others also reiterated the commitment of the Forum to forging a common socio-economic and security cooperation through a summit to be announced at a later date.
The Forum further declared that the perpetrators of insecurity and their sponsors in the region were mere criminals, who should not be dignified as legitimate agitators, but dealt with in line with the provisions of the law.
Fielding questions from newsmen, Uzodimma exonerated IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu from sit-at-home and other related violence in South East.
He assured that the governors of the region would continue to do everything within their powers to sustain the increasing peace and security presently being enjoyed in the eastern states.
The communique partly reads: “The Forum firmly resolved to fight insecurity decisively in the region individually and collectively, in partnership with the Federal Government and other Stakeholders.
