L-R: His Excellency, Denis Idahosa, Deputy Governor of Edo State; Her Excellency, Prof. (Mrs) Ngozi Nma Odu, Deputy Governor of Rivers State; Host Governor, His Excellency, Senator Bassey Edet Otu of Cross River State; Chairman, South South Governors’ Forum, His Excellency, Senator Douye Diri of Bayelsa State; His Excellency, Apostle Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State; Delta State Deputy Governor, His Excellency, Sir Monday Onyeme, at the South-South Governors’ Forum Meeting in Calabar on Monday.
By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar
CALABAR — The South-South Governors’ Forum (SSGF) has declared that the region has what it takes to become Nigeria’s most formidable economic bloc, while pledging “100 per cent” support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027.
The governors also resolved to reposition the region as an integrated economic powerhouse by fast-tracking rail connectivity, rehabilitating seaports, promoting industrialisation and presenting a united front in its engagements with the Federal Government.
The resolutions were contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the second meeting of the SSGF, held in Calabar on Monday and chaired by Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri.
