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By Benjamin Nworie in Abakaliki
The governors of South-east geo-political zone yesterday expressed their readiness to unveil a security outfit for the region.
They said the name of the security outfit would be made known to the public during the South-east Governors’ Forum next meeting, adding that all the necessary arrangements for the take-off of the outfit are on course.
Briefing journalists yesterday after a virtual meeting of the forum alongside other Igbo leaders in Abakaliki, the Chairman of the forum and Governor of Ebonyi State, Chief David Umahi, said after unveiling the outfit, the commissioners for justice of the different South-east states would finalise a draft bill for passage into law by each state’s Houses of Assembly to give a legal backing to the security outfit.
Umahi said while the Second Niger Bridge would be completed and handed over in 2022, the August 30 completion…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
