FULL VIDEO : What South-East Governors Discussed at Sunday’s Security Meeting In Enugu

The meeting, which was the second in about two weeks, was attended by the host, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia, and the Deputy Governor of Imo, Placid Njoku. The Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Uchechukwu Ogah, the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, George Obiozor, Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe, Chair of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), South-east, Goddy Okafor, and a renowned businessman, Emmanuel Iwuanyawu, were among the dignitaries at the meeting. From the communique read by Mr Umahi, who is the chair of the South-east Governors’ Forum, the meeting agreed on the structure and operational modalities of the joint security outfit called Ebubeagu. To this end, the attorney generals in the five states of the region have been directed to tinker with the existing laws in their respective states to give legal backing to the outfit.