South-East Governors have set plans in motion to meet with the Federal Government of Nigeria on the case of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.
The meeting aims to proffer political solution in the case of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, address the spate of violence in the region and the sit-at-home orders issued by different groups of agitators.
The forum further expressed gratitude to Ohaneze Ndigbo, religious and traditional leaders for their interventions and mediations on Kanu’s case and the resultant sit-at-home impoverishing their people.
Governor of Ebonyi State and Chairman South-East Governors’ forum, David Umahi disclosed this in a press release made available to newsmen on Thursday.
The statement reads, “We are aware of the various illegal orders of sit-at-home by different groups of state agitators for our people of South-East to sit at home every Monday and from 5th to 10th November 2021.
“And we thank Ohaneze Ndigbo for a good job they did through their various committees in raising various solutions towards addressing all issues raised by our young children.”
“South-East Governors are studying their reports with the elders and leaders of the various South-East States and very soon, we will be meeting with Federal Government of Nigeria on these issues including deploying political solutions in the case of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu which we have already initiated.”
It further stated, “Whereas we have identified some of the spokespersons of some of these groups and we have been engaging them to stop all forms of violence and illegalities in South-East and allow South-East leaders to address all issues raised by them, we are however working with security agencies, our local security and our leaders to protect the lives of our people and to address all issues raised.”
“We thank our religious leaders, Conference of Bishops and Archbishops of South-East, the traditional institutions of South East and Christian Association of Nigeria of South East for their interventions and mediations on this matter. We will work with them to achieve the desired result for our people and Nigeria.”
