South-East Governors React To IPOB’s Attack On Sight Order

Governors in the South-East have reacted to the ‘attack on sight’ order
issued against them by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Igbere TV
reports.

Igbere TV had reported that the IPOB gave a matching
order to its members across the world to attack the Governors of Ebonyi,
Enugu, Abia and Anambra States anywhere they are seen.

This
comes barely 24 hours after Senator Ike Ekweremadu, immediate past
Deputy Senate President, was attacked by suspected members of the group
in Germany, on Saturday.

Reacting in a statement made available
to Igbere TV, Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, said Biafra cannot
be achieved without the governors, adding that assaulting them was not
the solution to the agitation.

Umahi, who doubles as Chairman of
the South-East Governors’ Forum, said they had no problem with the group
to warrant such an order, adding that the insecurity in the region was a
nationwide challenge which was under the Federal Government’s command
and control.

While condemning the attack on Senator Ike
Ekweremadu, Umahi said, “If there is any issue IPOB holds against the
governors, they should come home to settle it in Igboland instead of a
foreign land.

“What happened was a security issue which was
within the purview of the Federal Government. Attacking governors in a
foreign land is a wild goose chase. We love them because they are our
children.

“IPOB cannot achieve Biafra alone, except with the
collaboration of all stakeholders including the governors. They don’t
need to attack the governors to achieve Biafra.”

The governors’
forum warned members of the IPOB not to allow political opportunists to
use them to destroy the South-East region.

“They should come
together and work with the governors and the Ohanaeze Ndigbo to achieve
the Igbo Presidency come 2023 instead of fighting the governors. We want
them to be close to us instead of taking the struggle to the
international arena,” it said.

Governor Umahi, however, described
the IPOB’s threats as empty, saying the group lacked the powers to
track down any South-East governor anywhere in the world.

“They
have no such spread and powers to track down South-East governors for
attack anywhere in the world. They are too small. I don’t want to say
they sound so cowardly, but they can’t see the governors to attack,” he
added.

{Naijafinix.com}