South East Governors Forum has expressed dismay that Inspector General of Police allegedly reneged on its agreements on practice and composition for establishment of community policing in the zone.

Chairman of the forum and Ebonyi State Governor, Mr David Umahi made the disclosure at the end of its meeting in Enugu on Sunday.

The Forum said that the recent communication from the IGP, Mr Mohammed Adamu, did not conform with the initial agreement reached with him during his visit to the Zone.

“South East Governors request the IGP to revert to the initial agreement reached on Community Policing at Enugu.

“The forum agrees that all South East States House of Assembly should commence the process of enacting the state security laws in line with the South East Joint Security Programme.

“In the circumstance, we cannot begin implementation of it until the programme reflects our earlier agreement,”  he said.

On Covid-19, the governors urged Igbos nationwide to stay safe and obey all directives to contain the spread of Coronavirus.

According to Umahi, the forum has directed all Igbos living outside Igbo land to obey all existing Covid-19 orders, Presidential directive on inter-state movement, World Health Organisation (WHO).

He said they should obey the Nigeria Centre of Disease and Control (NCDC) hygiene protocols, presidential Task Force and directives of South East Governors and directives of all Governors where they live.

The governor said that the forum agreed to further engage NCDC to scale up testing of Coronavirus in South East States.

The governors commended President Muhammadu Buhari, the Minister of Works and Governor of Anambra, Willie Obiano on the extent of work at the second Niger Bridge,” he said.

On the economy, Umahi said the forum agreed to set up committees at the various states to work with Federal Government, World Bank, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) on repositioning the economy in the zone.

He said they would work in their various programmes lined up to rejig the economy, especially in areas of Agriculture, Small and Medium Enterprises and solid minerals.

The Forum said it agreed also to hold a virtual meeting with Group Managing Director of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on the issue of linking South East State capitals with pipelines.

The Nation