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As Forum Express Satisfaction Over Enactment Of Anti Open Grazing Laws

ENUGU – The Nigerian Southern Governors Forum on Thursday expressed satisfaction with the rate at which southern states are enacting anti open grazing laws

Our correspondent reports that only the host Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu state was present at the meeting among the South-East Governors while Ebonyi, Imo and Abia were represented by their Deputy Governors and Governor of Anambra state was absent at the meeting and did not send any representative.

The Southern Governors who rose from a closed day meeting held at Government House Enugu on Thursday said the the enactment of the laws are align with the uniform template and aspiration of Southern Governors

Addressing Joirnalists shortly after the meting, the Chairman of the Southern Governors Forum, Oluwatotimi Aketedolu of Ondo state urged the states that are yet to enact the anti grazing laws to do so expeditiously.

The Southern Governors also encouraged full operationilization of already agreed regional security outfits which would meet share, intelligence and collaborate to ensure the security and safety of the region.

He said “the Nigerian Southern Govenors Forum at its meeting held on Thursday at Goverment House Enugu reviewed the state of the Nation and the progress of implementation of the decisions reached in the previous meetings and reaffirmed its earlier commitment to structural and fiscal federalism as resolved at the inaugural meeting of the forum held on Tuesday, 11th May 2021 at Asaba, Delta State and emphasized the need for the Southern States to leverage the legislative competence of their respective State Houses of Assembly as well as representation in the National assembly to pursue its inclusion in the Nigerian Constitution through the ongoing constitutional amendment.
“The meeting resolved to the position that the collection of VAT falls within the powers of the States,” he added

The Southern Governors Expressed satisfaction with the handling of issues around the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) and ownership of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) by the larger Nigerian Governors’ Forum.

“We thereby reiterate our earlier position that the next President of Nigeria must come from the Southern part of Nigeria in line with politics of equity, justice and fairness,” he said

The Forum thanked the host Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, and chose Rivers State as the next host for the Southern Governors’ Forum meeting in November 2021.

https://independent.ng/four-south-east-governors-absent-at-southern-governors-forum-in-enugu/

Ok

The presidential cabal are trying their best to break the backbone of IPOB through southeast governors.

We know them, attending the meeting will not go down well with their masters up north. If the SE governors attend no presidency for them

These Northerners are really good at this their divide and rule stuff, in 2015 they recruited the SW, now they are recruiting the SE.

Their deputies were present stop pedlng lies

I can name 2 without looking at the list of absentees.
Uzodimma and Umahi. Wish we could trade that Umahi for Ortom.

That group should be dissolve east are known for betrayal.

Umahi and co.....,.time will tell[color=#006600][/color]

Umahi and co.....,.time will tell....

Dear Igbos on nairaland, hope you can now see that your real enemies are not yorubas? Your real enemies are among yourselves. Your fellow Igbos are the backbitters, not yorubas.

If you are looking for untrustworthy people, don't look in the direction of the southwest; rather, look among yourselves.

But why

We know them.

Most of them are the hideous elements dragging us backwards as a region.

Especially the likes of the Supreme Court imposed governor and the flat faced Dave Umahi.

K

Later dere people go dey shout say na d west full of betrayal whereas na dem sabi backstab ...

Cha E!

They go do short time with Olosho

Noise making ibos were like avoiding the tread like . They say no to open grazing bills ed by southerner governors, No to State collecting VAT, Both SW and SS watch their back

abouzaid:
The presidential cabal are trying their best to break the backbone of IPOB through southeast governors.

Information at my disposal is that they have a secret bargain to be given president. BUT THEY ARE MAD. JUST MAD. Although I believe it's just two of them in that category. Abia and Anambra may have missed out of busy schedule

Maybe there are observing their own Sit at Home, who knows...?

The strength of the North over the entity called Nigeria is not in their alliance with the Southwest but the gullibility, cunniness and sheer stupidity of the Southeast and their leaders (if at all you guys have any). This meeting was held in your region for crying out loud, majority of your governors were absent. Later you guys will flood Nairaland with history of how Awolowo betrayed Zik.

Where you expect them to use brain, they use force and where you expect them to use force, they chicken out. Shame!

Honestly when it comes to politics, we only have North and Southwest.


Even if Nigeria breaks up(I hope not), south east will still remain subservient to other regions because of their ineffective leaders

Dem call meeting to address the suffering of your people,you dey send representative. One mo even send anybody. God forbids

Edo state can't even deliberate on such burning and important national issues, because we don't even have a house of assembly to deliberate or enact the anti open grazing law or any other bill for the betterment of the people.
Why did God decide to punish edolites with such a monumental failure and evil like Obaseki? Other states are doing forward we are just dancing backwards with the useless governor.

We are getting there

Umeahi heard that Wike will be coming.

Ugwuanyi was there because he hosted. If not, he would not have been there. He is a useless man. Most of them are useless. Umahi and Hopeless Uzodinjo are the chief idiots!

The west should do their thing alone


Southern unity my foot

It is well