S’East, S’South govs task FG on road concession

The South-East and South-South Governors’ Forum has called on
the Federal Government to come up with a clear policy on the
concession of federal roads and to fast-track the process in order
to ameliorate the sufferings of the people of both regions.

This was one of the resolutions of the forum, which met in Port
Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, earlier in the week.

The forum had met to deliberate on critical economic and
political issues common to the interests of the states in the
nation’s affairs.

The meeting, which was chaired by Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa
Ibom State, had the governors of Rivers, Delta, Enugu, Ebonyi, Imo
and Abia States and the deputy governors of Bayelsa, Anambra and
Edo states in attendance.

Among other things, the forum resolved to pursue inter-regional
cooperation and integration for the common good of the people of
both sections, while also advocating for issues affecting the
well-being of the regions.

The forum also agreed to urge the Federal Government to
encourage investors in the oil and gas industry to operate from
within the regions and invest there.

The forum is billed to reconvene in Owerri, Imo State, on
October 8, 2017.

The South-East and South-South Governors’ Forum has called on
the Federal Government to come up with a clear policy on the
concession of federal roads and to fast-track the process in order
to ameliorate the sufferings of the people of both
regions.

This was one of the resolutions of the forum, which met in Port
Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, earlier in the week.

The forum had met to deliberate on critical economic and
political issues common to the interests of the states in the
nation’s affairs.

The meeting, which was chaired by Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa
Ibom State, had the governors of Rivers, Delta, Enugu, Ebonyi, Imo
and Abia States and the deputy governors of Bayelsa, Anambra and
Edo states in attendance.

Among other things, the forum resolved to pursue inter-regional
cooperation and integration for the common good of the people of
both sections, while also advocating for issues affecting the
well-being of the regions.

The forum also agreed to urge the Federal Government to
encourage investors in the oil and gas industry to operate from
within the regions and invest there.

The forum is billed to reconvene in Owerri, Imo State, on
October 8, 2017.