– Delta leaders task governors on insecurityThe Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) at the weekend urged governors of the South-South to set up a regional security outfit such as Amotekun that has been successfully initiated by their South West counterparts to address insecurity in the region. National Chairman of PANDEF, Air Commodore Idongesit Nkanga (rtd), who decried the poor state of critical infrastructure in the Niger Delta, enjoined the federal and state governments to take urgent steps to address the dearth of infrastructure in the region. In a communiqué at the end of the national executive committee meeting, he cautioned against the plan by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to divert the Floating Dock that was to be sited at Okerenkoko in Delta State. Meanwhile, leaders of ethnic nationalities in Delta North Senatorial District have urged governors of the South-South geopolitical zone to unite and form a security outfit to compliment the Police and other security agencies to tackle insecurity and protect lives and property in the region. They stated this at a meeting with Special Adviser to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on Rural and Community Development, Emmanuel Okoro and Presidents-General Association (ACPGA) of Anioma Community Clans in Asaba.

Source: The Guardian February 03, 2020 03:32 UTC