Breaking: South-South Governors to establish a regional security outfit

Governors of south-south states have announced their intention to establish a regional security outfit.

They made the announcement in Asaba, Delta state, on Thursday, while discussing ways to curb insecurity across the oil-rich region. Governor Ifeanyi Okowo of Delta along with his counterparts said while addressing newsmen.

Today, at the meeting of the South-South Governors in Asaba, we discussed the security of our region and resolved that there is an urgent need to have a regional security outfit for the South-South region. pic.twitter.com/meT8KZcw3w

— Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa (@IAOkowa) March 5, 2020

The governors also resolved to revive the Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross Rivers, Edo and Delta (BRACED) commission, “which will handle the formation of the local security outfit”.

We also resolved that the six Commissioners of Health from the South-South region should meet to discuss strategies to collectively combat Lassa Fever, as well as the region’s precautionary procedures against the Corona Virus. pic.twitter.com/xSlLvtZewk

— Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa (@IAOkowa) March 5, 2020

This comes after their south-west counterparts established Amotekun as a regional initiative but agreed on it being converted to a state-based outfit after consulting with the federal government.