Governors of the South-South geo-political zone, have resolved to set up a local security outfit like Amotekun of the South West to complement the effort of the police and other security agencies in the task of policing the region.
Popularly called the Niger Delta region in Nigeria, the Governors who met in Asaba also resolved to revive the Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa-Ibom, Cross Rivers, Edo and Delta, BRACED Commission.
At the meeting which was attended by all the South-South Governors, except Governor Ben Ayade of Cross Rivers, agreed that the BRACED Commission would handle the formation of the local security outfit.
Briefing the press after the meeting, the Chairman South South Governors Forum and Governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa said the issue of security and development was dear to the governors hence the need to come out with a formidable regional security outfit to guarantee peaceful coexistence.
He said Bayelsa, Rivers,Akwa Ibom, Cross River,Edo and Delta BRACED Commission would work out modalities on the operations of the proposed regional security.
Governor Okowa said the forum has resolved that all Commissioners of Health from States in the region will meet immediately to work out modalities on how to curtail the laser fever epidemic and the dreaded Corona virus disease that is currently posing global health challenge.
He said there was no known case of corona virus in South South but there was need to take proactive measures.
The forum according to the chairman also called on President Muhammadu Buhari to constitute the governing board of the Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC to enable it perform its constitutional mandate effectively.
He said the forum resolved that the thirteen percent derivation must be taken out of the fund from oil proceed before the rest of the money is shared by Federal Accounts Allocation Committee FAAC.
