Valentine Ozigbo, the frontrunner in the November 2021 Anambra governorship election on the Peoples' Democratic Party platform, PDP, has commended the South East Governors' Forum on the recent formation of a regional security outfit named "EBUBE AGU ". The establishment of the security outfit was made public after the first South East Security Summit by the governors' forum held in Owerri, the Imo State capital, on Sunday, April 11, 2021. Mr Ozigbo, while appearing on Arise News' show, 'The Interview' on Monday, April 12, 2021, commended the South East Governors' Forum for taking such proactive measure geared towards curbing the menace of insecurity which is rapidly overwhelming most parts of the country, including the South East. According to the respected business leader, the establishment of regional security outfits is a welcome development. He also declared that the initiative's added benefit is that locals would constitute the security