Governor David Umahi claims that IPOB has been hijacked by cultists, abductors, and armed robbers.
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi has urged the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to support South-East Governors and find a way to dialogue with the government.
Umahi spoke at the Ecumenical Centre in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi state capital, while inaugurating members of the South-East Traditional Rulers’ Council on Tuesday.
The governor called on the IPOB to critically observe the current situation in the South-East region, alleging that the pro-Biafra group has been hijacked by cultists, kidnappers and armed robbers.
While calling on the group to embrace page, Governor Umahi said there is nothing the people of South-East geopolitical zone can’t in Nigeria through dialogue and understanding.
“We all know that the Indigenous People of Biafra has been hijacked by cultists, kidnappers and armed robbers in our society and that is why we must ask questions, those who said that they are fighting for us, fighting for our marginalisation should take a critical look about our situation today.
“Today, it is very difficult to get trucks coming from South or North to the South-East. (This is) self-inflicted injury because we did not do comprehensive harmonisation to see what are the areas of comparative advantage and what are the areas we might see we have been marginalised.
“So of late we came together and told our youth that may we know your area of marginalisation and that is what we have done.
“You don’t shave our hairs in our absence. We must stand to say enough is enough there is nothing we cannot get in Nigeria through dialogue and understanding.
“Our culture is never what is going on now, so I appeal to you, let’s do more and support our governors,” Governor Umahi added.
KanyiDaily recalls that Governor David Umahi had recently lamented that the IPOB is gradually crippling and destroying the economic development in the South-East region.
