Last weekend in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, the BRACED Commission organized a retreat on regional cooperation and strategic planning. Themed: "Promoting Understanding and Ownership of Regional Development Process," the retreat recorded significant success not just in the quality of participation but in the frankness and no-holds-barred contributions from the participants
BRACED is an acronym for Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Edo and Delta states. The commission was formed in 2010 for the purposes of cooperation and integration of the member states, also known as the South-south states following recommendations from the maiden South-South Economic Summit held in Calabar the previous year.
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