South East

South-East

Why South-East Governors Dumped Regional Security Idea

Indications have emerged that the need to avoid confrontation with the Federal Government may have necessitated the dumping of the idea of establishing a joint security outfit by governors of the South-East zone.At the height of insecurity in the zone last year, the governors who met in Enugu on July 28 had resolved to set up a regional security outfit to be co-ordinated by its joint security committee headed by Maj.-Gen. Obi Umahi (rtd).

At another meeting held in Enugu on February 9, this year, the governors had reassured on the planned joint security outfit, when they declared after

Enugu state

Group To Monitor Buhari’s Projects Floated In Enugu State

A socio-political group to monitor and promote projects of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration in the South East has been inaugurated in Enugu state.

The PMB Solidarity Movement, according to its promoters, would also be established in the 17 Local Governments Areas of the state. Pioneer state deputy chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adolphus Ude, emerged as the coordinator of the movement in the state; while Robert Ngwu became the State Secretary.

 

Other officials were Maximus Ugwuoke (state deputy coordinator), Queen Nwankwo (women leader) and Ginika Tor Williams …

Ohanaeze

S’East Govs Not Sincere On Regional Security – Ohanaeze

The youth wing of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday, said that the special security outfit proposed for the region by the governors of the South East would fail without the involvement of Igbo youths.

Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Ebonyi State, Chief David Umahi, last week, disclosed that they were fine-tuning modalities before unveiling the security outfit.

National President of Ohanaeze youths, Chief Arthur Obiora, told Daily Sun that some of the governors were not sincere evan as he accused  them of working for their selfish political interests.

He advised the governros  to find a way of working with …