Insecurity in S’East region abating under Tinubu, Kalu tells ECOWAS Parliament

By Linda Ike

Deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, said the crises in the South East region occasioned by the various agitations have drastically reduced.

He credited the development to the new approach of nonkinetics adopted by the administration of President Bola Tinubu, saying it is a paradigm shift from the norms.

Kalu stated this at the 2024 First Ordinary Session of the Sixth Legislature of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament in Abuja.

Kalu who is also a member of the ECOWAS Parliament said that the military has toned down their operations and have heeded the directive of President Tinubu in subscribing to the nonkinetics means of settling the conflicts in the zone rather than wielding the guns.

He revealed that this understanding has helped to restore tranquility in the region and enabled the zone to appeal to the authorities to release the agitators who are in prison by activating a political solution.

He enjoined the sub-region to adopt the same measure in resolving similar issues, saying it is yielding positive results.