The Chairman South East Governors and Governor of Ebonyi state, Engr David Umahi, Wednesday said the zone has made arrangement to float it’s own joint security taskforce.
While the governor commended the state internal security outfit Neighborhood watch, he noted that every region has it’s own peculiar problems and that the zone has strategised on how to tackle theirs.
Umahi disclosed this on Wednesday when he received the New GOC 82 Division at the Executive Council Chambers, Government House Abakaliki.
He however sued for a lasting peace between Ebonyi and Cross River states.
He said, “One of our major challenges here in Ebonyi state is our problem with Cross River people but we bless God so highly for the initiatives of the youths.
“The Deputy Governor and the Speaker of the state Assembly have to arrange so that the joint youth committee on Cross River and Ebonyi people will go and pay a courtesy call to the GOC.
“Probably, who knows if you are the one that will make both state to sign lasting agreement for lasting peace. Here in Ebonyi, I thank the police, the army, the SSS. It has been a union of brotherhood and working together with our Neighborhood Watch
“Every region has their own peculiarities and we had formed our own joint security taskforce and we have written to federal government andwe are putting things together because we had a joint meeting with all the service chiefs and the then GOC. So, we discussed and agreed on what we need to do to continue to give safety to our people in south east.
“No one will say that he will not be part of joint security because when people are kidnapped for example in Anambra state, they could be found in Ebonyi. So, we need that synergy to work together to give protection to everybody and here in Ebonyi we among the first in the federation to start our law on internal security and that is the Neighbouhood Watch and they have fantastically done very well.
“I am happy that the police, the army, the SSS they are ashamed to proclaim that our Neighbouhood Security Watch have done very well. And so, we can say we are the safest state in the country and there is no joke about that.”
Earlier, the General Officer Commander GOC of 82 Division Enugu, Major General Lasisi Adejegbe, who said that his visit was to familiarise with the governor, assured of utmost peace in the zone.
“The reason for my visit you have already known. It is simply to familiarise myself. I took over 82 Division on the 11th of September last year, I want to assure your Excellency that it is our duty to continue doing what we are doing why you sleep with your two eyes closed. We are ready to work round the clock to ensure peace and security in the zone.”
