Governors of Nigeria’s South-East states have resolved to meet with the Federal Government soon to dialogue over issues surrounding the detention and trial of the leader of the secessionist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
The governors said the meeting they were contemplating is to guarantee ‘political solutions’ to be deployed in the case of the IPOB leader who is currently in the detention of the Department of State Services (DSS).
The said meeting, according to reports, is also to address the spate of violence in the restive South-East, and the sit-at-home orders issued by different groups of agitators in the sub-region.
The Chairman of South-East Governors’ Forum, who spoke on behalf of his colleagues on the matter, Ebonyi State governor, Dave Umahi, disclosed the move in a press release yesterday.
The governors said, “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.
“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.
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The governors added, “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 the Federal Government of Nigeria on these issues, including deploying political solutions in the case of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, which we have already initiated.
“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.”
