Governors of the six South-South states, at the weekend, called for
an urgent restructuring and unbundling of the Federation. They also want
the review of the revenue allocation formula to give more powers,
responsibilities and funding to the states and local governments as
centres of growth.
The governors: Hon Henry Seriake Dickson (Bayelsa); Rt Hon Chibuike
Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers), Obong Godswill Akapbio (Akwa Ibom); Senator
Liyel Imoke (Cross River); Comrade Adams Oshimohole (Edo); and Dr.
Emmanuel Uduaghan (Delta), made the call in a 13-point communiqué issued
at the end of the two-day 2nd South-South Economic Summit, held in
Asaba, Delta State capital.
They recommended the strengthening of “the nascent governance
structure in the region to incorporate private sector and other
non-state actors with a view to creating favourable policy, legal and
regulatory environment that will stimulate greater private sector
participation in the development initiatives of the region”.
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South-South states to partner Rwanda on conflict resolution
States of the South-South region are to tap from the experiences of
Rwanda in resolving its conflict and tackling the security challenges
and economic problems of the region.
Already a delegation of the states, including the chairman of the South- South Governors Forum, Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State and his Delta State counterpart, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, had met with President Paul Kagame of Rwanda to work out the modalities of the cooperation.
To cement this new partnership, President Kagame will be in Nigeria later this month to give a talk during the Second Economic Summit of the South-South states billed for Asaba, Selta State, between April 26 and 28.
Fielding questions from journalists shortly after the delegation’s meeting with President Kagame in Kigali, Rwanda, Tuesday evening, Governor Uduaghan, said the region under the BRACED Commission had resolved to tap from the Rwandan experience.
He said: “We believe we should have someone who has an experience and success in crisis management and post-crisis management in tackling our peculiar situation hence the need to look in the direction of President Kagame and Rwanda,” he said.
He added that the objective was to come together to see how the region could come out of the crisis situation and become an investment destination.
Already a delegation of the states, including the chairman of the South- South Governors Forum, Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State and his Delta State counterpart, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, had met with President Paul Kagame of Rwanda to work out the modalities of the cooperation.
To cement this new partnership, President Kagame will be in Nigeria later this month to give a talk during the Second Economic Summit of the South-South states billed for Asaba, Selta State, between April 26 and 28.
Fielding questions from journalists shortly after the delegation’s meeting with President Kagame in Kigali, Rwanda, Tuesday evening, Governor Uduaghan, said the region under the BRACED Commission had resolved to tap from the Rwandan experience.
He said: “We believe we should have someone who has an experience and success in crisis management and post-crisis management in tackling our peculiar situation hence the need to look in the direction of President Kagame and Rwanda,” he said.
He added that the objective was to come together to see how the region could come out of the crisis situation and become an investment destination.
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