FORGET ABOUT 2023 ELECTION FOR NOW, LET’S TACKLE INSECURITY — UMAHI

Reporter : AMECHI ODO

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has called on Nigerian leaders to forget about 2023 General Election for now and focus on resolving agitations and security challenges that are pulling down the country.

He made the call at the distribution of forty Operational vehicles to security agencies at Government House Abakaliki.

Governor Umahi explained that the forty operational vehicles were the first phase of such distribution and urged security agencies to effectively deploy them to check the activities of criminal elements.

He noted that the nation was at a cross roads as a result of insecurity and called on the Federal Government to open talks with aggrieved Nigerians with genuine demands to save the country from instability.

The Governor directed Local Government Chairmen in the state to fish out all aggrieved youths for discussion, emphasising that he was ready to take their concerns to the appropriate quarters.

Governor Umahi said the state government was working to ensure that vigilantes were adequately equipped in all communities and urged the people of the state to protect themselves against attack by any armed group.

He noted that the South East Zonal Security Outfit, EBUBEAGU would not be after ESN as being insinuated in some quarters, noting that EBUBEAGU would be launched to reinforce security in the five states of the zone soon.