Crisis rocks South-East Gov's Forum as Okorocha, Obiano Shun Meetings

The lingering crisis within the leadership of South- east Governors forum has worsened following the absence of opposition governors in the zone.
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state and his Anambra state counterpart, Willy Obiano, for quite number of times have shunned their zonal meetings held in Enugu, according to reliable source that their absence was in consonance with who becomes the Chairman of the forum..

 It would be recalled that the two governors, elected under the platform of All progressive Congress APC, and All progressive Grand Alliance APGA, were conspicuously absent severally which many people especially the stakeholders described unfortunate as important issues such as security, economic and political life of the region have being adequately addressed due to the crisis.
Present at the meeting were Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia, Dave Umahi of Ebonyi, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Enugu, ex- Governor Peter Obi of Anambra, former Governor Ikedi Ohakim, of Imo state, and the Deputy senate president, Ekweremadu.
The Authority from all investigations proved that the south east governor’s forum has been without a chairman since 2015, after ex- governor of Abia state, chief Thodore Orji, now a serving senator, left office as the forum's leader.

In this same vine, the last Sunday meeting held at the Enugu government house was attended by only incumbent and ex- governors of People’s Democratic Party PDP in the zone, including the Deputy Senate president, Ike Ekweremadu.

The forum's regular media briefing after its meeting, which is normally handed by its chairman, was performed by Ekweremadu, who is not a governor, a development that signifies that all is not well with the body, made up of governors of Abia, Imo, Anambra,Enugu and Ebonyi states.

 However, after the meeting Senator Ike Ekeremadu who briefed Journalists said the forum resolved to ensured that only competent and credible contractors are engaged in executing some of the federal road projects in the zone that are captured in the 2016 budget.

Some of the roads include the Enugu / Onitsha, Enugu Port Harcourt and Aba / Ikot Ekpene, amongst others, adding that the governors, would equally ensure proper monitoring of the project when it commences.

The forum applauded the executive and legislative arms of government for resolving the grey areas in the 2016 budget, which led to its singing by president Mohammadu Buhari, last friday.
 While applauding governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, on the measures he put in place to address the recent Fulani herdsmen attack on Nimbo community, in Uzo Uwani council area of Enugu state, the governors, promised to join hands together to put in place more enduring strategies aimed at bringing lasting solution to the herdsmen menace in south east zone of Nigeria.