Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday met with the five governors of the Southeast geopolitical zone over the prevailing insecurity in the zone.
Obasanjo was accompanied to the meeting by former Secretary of the Commonwealth, Emeka Anyaoku and the Obi of Onitsha, His Royal Majesty, Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe.
The former president paid the governors a solidarity visit as they agreed to meet with President Bola Tinubu to press for the release of the detained leader of the Proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
At the meeting that lasted for over seven hours, several other issues concerning the zone were deliberated upon.
Addressing the media, after the marathon meeting, chairman of the Southeast Governors Forum, Hope Uzodimma of Imo said the Governors agreed to set up a burial committee to be chaired by Former Senate President, Anyim, Pius Anyim, for the late Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu.
Uzodinma also noted that “the Forum commiserates with the family of Ebonyi, Abia, Imo and indeed the entire South East region and entire the family of Ogbonnaya Onu on the demise of His Excellency Dr Ogbonnaya Onu.
“The Forum received a delegation of the former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, Chief Emeka Anyaoku and His Royal Majesty Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe, who came on a solidarity visit to this Forum.
“The Forum deliberated on the reviewed report of the South East security and economic summit held in Owerri Imo state on the 28 September 2023 and agreed to implement the aspect of the report about security and economic integration of the South East region and affirmed its desire to put actionable plan on the key issues agreed.
“The Forum resolved to visit Mr. President to discuss all pressing issues concerning the South East region. The Forum also deliberated and resolved to interface with the Federal Government to secure the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.”
Other members of the Ogbonnaya Onu burial committee included the former Governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Amechi who serves as the Secretary of the committee, and other Igbo leaders drawn from the Igbo-speaking states.
