Governors of the five states within the southeast have told their residents in the north now not to panic, stressing that they may be unfastened to stay anywhere in nigeria.
The ebonyi state governor, david umahi, who is additionally the chairman of the south east governors’ forum, known as on northern leaders to take moves that could counter the supposed plot of the youths to make certain that the grim records of the past become no longer repeated.
He said, “we must call on all critical-minded patriots, in particular the spiritual management in northern nigeria; the management of other socio-cultural organizations in northern nigeria; the nigerian governors discussion board; and all of the carrier branches to upward push up with voices of peace and knowledge to counteract the mischievousness and exuberant excesses of the northern youth.
“the ugly instructions of history are too grim to be stoked with carelessness. As leaders, we ought to exert the full degree of our powers and have an effect on to stop a repetition.
“we call on all igbo sons and daughters resident in nothern nigeria to move about their lawful daily sports with out worry of intimidation, issue or molestation.”
Umahi reiterated the governors’ dedication to “the existence of a virile, united prosperous and innovative federal republic of nigeria in which justice, equity, fairness, mutual respect and equality of possibility to all citizens, regardless of creed, ethnicity or gender, will reign splendid under the rigid rule of law.”
The segf chairman additionally denied insinuations that a assembly resolved to ship buses to evacuate igbos within the north.
“the rumours being peddled on traditional and social media systems that we, the governors of the southeast have met and agreed to mobilise automobiles and coins for repatriation of ndigbo resident in northern nigeria ought to be overlooked, as they're not anything but tissues of lies.
”no amount of provocation would lead us to such precipitate and irresponsible movement at this time.
“the ones exploiting such vacuous tittle-tattle as a foundation for divisive rhetoric in public spaces are really gambling juvenile politics and we urge them to quit and desist”, he said.
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