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January 22, 2024 Governor Umo Eno Calls for Collaborations Between South-South Governors
Governor of Akwa Ibom state; Pastor. Umo Eno  has reiterated the need for South South governors on the platform of BRACED Commission, which represents Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Edo and Delta states to collaborate for the interest of the region’s development. Pst. Umo Eno highlighted this while fielding questions from newsmen at the Victor Attah International Airport, Uyo, upon his arrival from the meeting of the South South Governors Forum (SSGF). He disclosed that some far-reaching resolutions taken by the Governors of the six South -South states during the meeting to include jettisoning political party sentiments and remaining united. He explained that the meeting identified development in infrastructure, security, trade and commerce as areas that they need to enhance their collaboration. “We also have to look at what we can benefit from one another. We can benefit from what we refer to as economy of scale by drawing strength from each other. “We also pledged our support to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Federal government because we must establish that partnership to be able to bring development to our people. “There are areas within the South/South region like the East-West Road linking all the states. We need to cooperate on commerce and trade.We need to cooperate in the area of security and we need to collaborate in the area of infrastructure. Those are the things we have to look at to foster development within our region,”

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