Obaseki to host South-South governors in Edo

Gov. Godwin Obaseki, will on Thursday, January 18, 2024, play host to the Governors of the South-South States for the BRACED (Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Edo and Delta) Commission meeting.

In a statement, the Edo State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Mr. Chris Nehikhare, said the meeting would be held in Benin.

It was reported that the BRACED Commission was established in 2010 under Article 14 of the BRACED Agreement and signed on June 13, 2011.

Its objective is to promote economic cooperation and regional integration, among the South-South States, contributing to the increasing standards of living of the people of the region.

Nehikhare said “The six governors of the South-South region will be meeting in Benin City, the capital of Edo State, on Thursday 18th January 2024 under the auspices of the BRACED Commission.”

“As the chairman of the BRACED Commission Governors’ Council, the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, will host his colleague governors alongside their commissioners of Budget and Planning.

“This first meeting of the South-South governors in 2024 will focus on how to revive and strengthen the BRACED Commission and the region’s aspiration for collective economic development and integration,” he said.

According to him, issues that will be deliberated are issues relating to the security of lives and properties of the region and how to effectively embed its knowledge sharing and peer review mechanism.