The South-East Governors and traditional rulers on Tuesday, October 5, condemned the Indigenous People of Biafra over the Monday sit-at-home order, saying it has had negative effects on the economy of the region.
After their meeting at the Government House, Enugu, on Tuesday, the leaders declared that such order can no longer be sustained, as those who issued the order live outside the country.
In their eight-point communique, the leaders refused to discuss the incarceration of embattled IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu
The chairman of the South-East Governors’ Forum and Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, who read the resolutions of the governors, said;
“The South-East condemned the killings in the region and have agreed to join hands with security agencies to stop the killings.
“The meeting condemned the sit-at-home orders, which are mostly issued by our people in diaspora who do not feel the pains.
“In view of the information that even IPOB had cancelled the sit-at-home, the meeting resolved that governors and all people of the South East do everything within the law to ensure that there is no further sit-at-home in the South East and that people are allowed to freely move about in the zone.”
Meanwhile, Governors from the South-East region of the country has said that Igbos in diaspora are behind the sit-at-home order in the region and not the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
The Governors made the claim at the end of their expanded security meeting attended by traditional rulers, national assembly leaders and clergies from the zone on Tuesday October 5.
The South-East leaders reached a resolution of working with security agencies to end the increasing rate of insecurity challenges in the zone, which they said has caused several killings and destruction of properties.
Chairman of the South-East Governors Forum and Ebonyi State governor, Dave Umahi said they made their findings after seeing that the sit-at-home order was still enforced even though IPOB has cancelled it.
The Governors who called on security agencies to ensure a peaceful Anambra governorship election on November 6, also mandated all clergymen, the Christians Association of Nigeria (CAN), Bishops, Ohanaeze Ndigbo and traditional rulers to continue to dialogue with youths to find lasting solutions to the myriad of challenges in the zone.
