Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, South-South Nigeria, will host the region’s governors for the BRACED (Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Edo, and Delta) Commission meeting on Thursday.
According to Chris Nehikhare, Edo State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, the meeting would be place in Benin City and will be attended by the governors of Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, and Delta states.
The BRACED Commission was founded in 2010 pursuant to Article 14 of the BRACED Agreement and signed on June 13, 2011. Its goal is to foster economic cooperation and regional integration among South-South States, therefore contributing to the region’s rising living standards.
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 2023 under the auspices of the BRACED Commission.
“As the chairman of the BRACED Commission Governors’ Council, the Edo State Governor, His Excellency, Mr. Godwin Obaseki will host his colleagues: the governors of Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, and Delta states alongside their commissioners of Budget and Planning.”
He added “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.
The Commissioner noted that “Issues that will be deliberated at are issues relating to the security of lives and property of the region and how to effectively embed its knowledge sharing and peer review mechanism. At the end of the meeting, a communique will be issued.”
