The Nation Newspaper Expedite action on East-West Road, S/South governors urge Fed Govt
Southsouth Governors’ Council under the BRACED Commission Governors’ Council rose yesterday from their meeting in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, with a call on the Federal Government to expedite action on the East-West Road.
BRACED is the acronym for Southsouth states of Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Edo and Delta. The Council commended the Federal Government for the establishment of the National Agriculture Fund and looked forward to working with the agency to improve the economic development of the region particularly in the area of agro-entreprenuership and food sufficiency.It condemned unequivocally, the killing of military men in Okuama and expressed its condolences to the Commander-in-Chief, the military hierarchy and especially, to the families of the bereaved officers.
“The meeting commended Bayelsa State government on its cooperation with United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to build a peace architecture to curb crimes and prevent violence in the state and discuss modalities for the expansion of the programme to include other states in the region. “It also called on the Federal Government to embark on a comprehensive review of the power sector, particularly, with reference to transmission.
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