{"id":79977,"date":"2021-04-26T02:20:26","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T01:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=79977"},"modified":"2021-04-26T02:20:26","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T01:20:26","slug":"south-east-governors-push-for-legal-backing-for-ebubeagu-as-joint-security-outfit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/south-east-governors-push-for-legal-backing-for-ebubeagu-as-joint-security-outfit\/","title":{"rendered":"South East Governors push for legal backing for EBUBEAGU as Joint Security outfit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1698049508738931607\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\">\u2018We are in support of EBUBEAGU\u2019 \u2013 CAN<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<p>Governors of the South East geo-political zone, on Sunday, rose from a closed-door meeting with the leadership of religious, political and traditional institutions in the zone, Ohaneze Ndigbo and Joint Security Committee, at the Government House, Enugu, reiterating the adoption of EBUBEAGU as the common Joint Security outfit with its Regional Headquarters in Enugu.<\/p>\n<p>In a Communiqu\u00e9 read by Chairman of the South East Governors\u2019 Forum (SEGF) and Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. David Umahi, the leaders stated that \u201cEBUBEAGU will work with the Police and other security agencies in her operations to protect lives and property in South East\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting agreed on the structure and operational modalities of EBUBEAGU and to set up an Advisory Board for the security outfit.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>On the issues of restructuring, State Police and #EndSARS, the SEGF Chairman disclosed that \u201cthe meeting is in support of restructuring, the setting up of State Police and other national issues as discussed in the last NEC meeting\u201d, adding that the \u201cSouth East Governors agreed on the implementation of various ENDSARS Youth Empowerment Programmes in the South East States as soon as possible\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The South East leaders also reiterated their commitment to state laws banning open grazing in the zone, and urged the security agencies and the local vigilantes to enforce the ban in all the states of the region.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting also directed Ohaneze Ndigbo President to immediately form a South East Peace and Reconciliation Committee to engage the people of the zone \u201cfor the peace and security of our people and her visitors\u201d, as well as a Strategy and Welfare Committee \u201cto engage and protect our people, especially those who are being unfairly treated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese Committees must become functional within the next 10 (ten) days from date\u201d, the Communiqu\u00e9 stressed.<\/p>\n<p>Throwing their weight behind the Communiqu\u00e9, leaders of the religious institution in the South East, said that they stand in solidarity with the governors and support EBUBEAGU Security outfit.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking, the Chairman of CAN in the South East, Bishop Godwin Okafor, pointed out that they will partner Ohaneze Ndigbo to ensure that there is peace in the zone, stressing: \u201cWe believe in peace; we preach peace and reconciliation and we will do our best to reconcile our people who have been offended to move Alaigbo forward\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Host Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, his Abia State counterpart, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, the Deputy Governor of Imo State, Prof. Placid Njoku, Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Hon. Uchechukwu Ogah, President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Amb. George Obiozor, the Obi of Onitsha, HRM Igwe Alfred Achebe (left), Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyawu, Archbishop Emmanuel Chukwuma, Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), South East, Bishop Goddy Okafor, were among the dignitaries who attended the meeting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018We are in support of EBUBEAGU\u2019 \u2013 CAN Governors of the South East geo-political zone, on Sunday, rose from a closed-door meeting with the leadership of religious, political and traditional&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":79980,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-79977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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