 The chairman of the House of Representatives at her committee to interface with the relevant security agencies to reduce kidnappings, assassinations, and banditry in and around Isoquato and Omonochi local government areas of Abia State on Urbo-Obina, Aguaca, has said that interventions of the House and the security architecture in these areas set to halt the activities of criminals and bandits in the Southeast region of the country. The federal lawmaker said that kidnapping activities are dramatically on the decline and farming and economic activities are on the rise. According to him, the effort so far is clearly working and adding that to achieve lasting peace plans at an advanced stage to engage the governors of the Southeast traditional and faith-based leaders as well as critical stakeholders' representatives. He also said as part of the search for lasting solutions, the committee has engaged with Namdekanu and significant progress has been made particularly on the need to put a stop to the Monday seat at home that has crippled the economy of the region. Following these interventions of the House of Representatives, the security architecture in these areas has set to work. Criminals and bandits are on the run. Kidnapping activities are dramatically on the decline and farming and economic activities are on the rise. This is clearly work in progress, but to achieve lasting peace, plans are at an advanced stage to engage the governors of the Southeast, traditional and faith-based leaders as well as critical stakeholders. As a part of the search for lasting solutions, we have also engaged with Namdekanu. I am happy to announce significant progress in this regard, particularly on the need to put a stop to the Monday seat at home that has crippled the economy of the Southeast.