Southeast Governors Hold Emergency Meeting Over Insecurity

 

The meeting is believed to have been convened as a response to Saturday’s attack on the hometown of Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma.

On the same day in Imo State, the commander of the IPOB’s Eastern Security Network, ESN, Ikonso, was also killed by a combined team of security operatives.

Source reports that the meeting is ongoing at the Enugu Government House.

Already in attendance are the Chairman of the Forum and Ebonyi State Governor, Chief David Umahi, host Governor, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, Deputy Governor of Imo State, Placid Njoku, the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe, Archbishop of Enugu EcclesiasticalEccleciastical Province, Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Emmanuel Chukwuma, chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Southeast, among others.